Just a reminder that in Los Osos fireworks are illegal and violations will result in a misdemeanor citation with a fine of $2,000.

Our water customers have been proactive in enacting water conservation measures.  We thank them for their continued conservation efforts.

CAL FIRE South Bay – Station 15 and Los Osos Community Services District wants to advise Los Osos Residents and property owners that the Annual Fire Hazard Abatement Deadline is May 1st. 

CAL FIRE South Bay – Station 15 and Los Osos Community Services District wants to advise Los Osos Residents and property owners that the Annual Fire Hazard Abatement Deadline is May 1st. 

The San Luis Coastal Uni­fied School District is selling the Sunnyside School site as surplus property. The Los Osos CSD (LOCSD) and the county are considering acquiring the site to enhance community parks and services in Los Osos. The LOCSD, along with the Los Osos Community Advisory Board (LOCAC), have been working with active recreational groups for the past one and a half years to determine…

The Chamber of Commerce is putting on the Community Christmas Tree Lighting! Join us Saturday December 7th 4:00pm – 6:00pm at the Baywood Pier! We’ll have a cut Christmas tree, carols, light snacks, and hot drinks! Bring the whole family, and an ornament if you would like to help decorate the tree!

Clean Up Week will be September 30 - October 4th. For Bulky Items (see the list below) you must call at LEAST one week prior to your collection day to schedule 805-543-0875 - Discounted pick up rates for Bulky Items are provided for those item. 

The water meter is an important tool for understanding and monitoring water use.  Your water meter keeps track of how much water your household uses. 

The SLO County Integrated Waste Management Authority (IWMA) wants your feedback! Share your thoughts and help improve recycling in our county; this short, anonymous survey should take less than 5 minutes to complete.

CAL FIRE South Bay – Station 15 and Los Osos Community Services District wants to advise Los Osos Residents and property owners that the Annual Fire Hazard Reduction Abatement Deadline is coming soon. 

The Chamber of Commerce is putting on the Community Christmas Tree Lighting! Join us Friday, December 8th 4:30pm – 8:00pm at the picnic area of the Red Barn, on the corner of Los Osos Valley Road and Palisades Avenue! We’ll have a cut Christmas tree, carols and light snacks! Bring the whole family, and an ornament if you would like to help decorate the tree!

With the rainy season coming up we want to remind the public that only stormwater should go down the storm drain.  The stormwater does not flow to a treatment plant but directly to the bay or nearby creeks.  You can be the solution to stormwater pollution by sweeping up driveways and other hard surfaces around your home, discarding trash into proper receptacles like a trash can.

Clean Up Week will be October 2nd - October 6th. For Bulky Items (see the list below) you must call at LEAST one week prior to your collection day to schedule 805-543-0875 - Discounted pick up rates for Bulky Items are provided for those item. 

Have you ever been interested or wanted to learn more about the Los Osos CSD? Do you have an interest in financial related items? Do you want to see, review and advise the Board of Directors on related items for the Los Osos CSD? Do you have one night a month available to be in attendance at the Advisory Committee Meeting? Then becoming a Committee member might be for you. 

Have you ever been interested or wanted to learn more about Los Osos CSD? Do you have an interest in financial items? Do you want to see, review and advise the Board of Directors on Financial items for Los Osos CSD? Do you have one night a month available to be in attendance at the Finance Advisory Committee Meeting? Then becoming a member of the Finance Advisory Committee might be for you. 

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR), Sustainable Groundwater Management Office will be conducting airborne geophysical surveys are scheduled to be conducted in your area. The surveys will be conducted in groundwater subbasins within portions of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties over several days starting in April 2023.

We are preparing for another series of storms in San Luis Obispo County beginning on Thursday March 9th.  Some areas, especially the north coast, could see from 3-5 inches of rain total through the weekend.  Here are some ways to prepare for the storm:

Cleanup Week garbage may be placed in standard trash cans or tied into bundles. Standard trash containers will be emptied and left on the curb. Boxes and plastic bags will be taken away with your garbage. If you want your non-standard containers left behind, please mark or place a note on them.

The Chamber of Commerce is putting on the Community Christmas Tree Lighting! Join us Friday, December 9th 4:30pm – 8:00pm at the picnic area of the Red Barn, on the corner of Los Osos Valley Road and Palisades Avenue! We’ll have a cut Christmas tree, carols and light snacks! Bring the whole family, and an ornament if you would like to help decorate the tree!

From our friends at Save Cuesta Inlet:

This is a reminder that the LOCSD Board of Directors declared a Stage III Emergency in May 2015 with an allocation of 50 gallons per person per day. Given our current drought conditions, the Stage III prohibitions will help all residents meet these goals. Below are highlights of the key prohibitions and more details about the Stage III emergency and water conservation can be found on our website.

The Los Osos Community Services District provides quality water to a population of approximately 7,086 in Los Osos and Baywood Park area of the community.

Weed abatement is almost here! Get prepared! Visit READYFORWILDFIRE.ORG for more information!

The water meter is an important tool for understanding and monitoring water use.  Your water meter keeps track of how much water your household uses. 

Join us on Tuesday February 15th at 5:30pm as the Parks and Recreation Committee discuss the revised Concept Plan for the Dog Park.

The Community Christmas Tree Lighting is back for 2021! Join us Friday, December 10th 5:30 – 6:45 at the picnic area of the Red Barn, on the corner of Los Osos Valley Road and Palisades Avenue! We’ll have a cut Christmas tree, carols and light snacks! Bring the kids!

When I started working at the CSD a little over two years ago, the CSD’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee (Committee) had two projects it was working on. The first was a pathway project that would connect Ferrell Avenue and the south end of 7th Street which was completed in June 2021, the other a Dog Park Concept Plan (Plan). The idea of building a Dog Park has been floating around since…

The Los Osos Community Services District invites all interested persons to attend Public Hearings on October 7, 2021 and November 4, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. online at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86456192412 relative to the following:

We are entering Fall and want to remind our residents to reduce their usage.  If your landscape is established you may require less watering than already scheduled. We recommend watering established landscapes twice a week. Watering thoroughly, but infrequently, will help roots go deeper, resulting in more water–efficient, drought–tolerant plants. Newer plantings, vegetables, and potted plants may…

The Los Osos Community Services District invites all interested persons to attend Public Hearings on September 2, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. in the Board Room, located at 2122 9th St. Suite 106, Los Osos, California, relative to the following:

Los Osos CSD and the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee is excited to announce the Ferrell Avenue Pathway Project is now complete. The Pathway connects the south end of 7th Street to Ferrell Avenue providing safe access for pedestrians and cyclist to the north and south sides of town. 

California continues to be in a drought.  If you look at our county, we are in Severe Drought with some of the eastern portion in Extreme Drought conditions.

The Los Osos Community Service District water system service area customers will have an additional insert with their water bills in the months of May and June 2021.  This insert is the Consumer Confidence Report for the 2020 calendar year.  This report provides information about our water quality from laboratory analyses during the year.  We test the drinking water quality for many constituents…

Weed abatement is almost here! Get prepared! Visit READYFORWILDFIRE.ORG for more information!

Spring has Sprung! Design a Drought-Tolerant Landscape For Your Home and more!

Mission County Disposal's annual Clean Up Week will be happening on March 1 - March 5, 2021. Please read the flyer for more details or call Mission County at 805-927-4995.

On December 11th, the District swore in Troy Gatchell as a new member of the Los Osos Community Services District Board of Directors.  Director Gatchell said, "As an 8 year resident of Los Osos, I’m committed to the sustainability of our water basin and continued excellence in our community services. My time volunteering in Surfrider’s Know Your H20 organization gave me a unique perspective of the…

On December 15, 2020, the County of San Luis Obispo Board of Supervisors will consider the adoption of three important items that will shape the future of Los Osos. Those are the Los Osos Community Plan update (LOCP), the Growth Management Ordinance and the Resource Summary Report. The Los Osos Community Services District Board of Directors approved sending a letter to the Board of Supervisors to…

Though the days may be still be warm, your lawn, trees and shrubs are sensing the change in the seasons and do not require as much water as they did just a month ago. The evenings are cooler and the days are getting shorter as we move towards winter. In fact, this time of year we recommend that you turn off your irrigation entirely and only water as needed. Reducing your irrigation schedule now…

Water Conservation is a way of life here in Los Osos. Help us start the Fall and Winter months off by conserving water and change your programmable irrigtation. For more information on Water Conservation please see the District's Water Conservation Page. 

Preparing for a wildfire starts with three simple steps: Ready, Set, Go! Get these three wildfire preparation guides to have on hand as a quick reference for helping your family and property be safe in the event of a wildfire. You can get these guides at https://www.readyforwildfire.org/

For more information about the cliff rescue, please click here: