About San Simeon Community Services District

San Simeon, a small unincorporated community situated within San Luis Obispo County on California’s central coast, is located along State Highway 1 approximately halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco. The San Simeon community is bordered on the east side by open space owned by the Hearst Corporation, and the north and south sides by State Parks property. As an aside, Hearst Castle is visible from portions of the District. The community is located on a coastal plain, bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the west and the Santa Lucia mountain range on the east.

Originally called San Simeon Acres, the community water and wastewater systems have been developed over many decades based on the originally purchased infrastructure. San Simeon’s development occurred primarily in the 1960s and continued in the 1970s. A moratorium on the issuance of water and sewer connections within the District's boundaries has been in place since the mid-1990s.

SSCSD LOCATION

Our office is located at:
111 Pico Avenue
San Simeon, CA
93452

STAFF & BOARD MEMBER INFO

The community is governed by a five-member elected Board of Directors. Our Board meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 5:00 PM. Board members can be contacted via email.

**Note that due to COVID19 guidelines Board meetings are *being conducted virtually.

Click here for the: Policy and Procedures Governing the San Simeon Community Services District and Board of Directors Manual.

Chairperson – Jacqueline Diamond

Vice-Chairperson – Karina Tiwana

Director – Gwen Kellas

Gwen was born in Liverpool, England. She traveled to the US, eventually she became a citizen, and made the USA her forever home. In 2012, she moved to San Simeon, having found her “piece of paradise”. She holds a BA in Business Management from Cal Lutheran University and a Project Management Masters Certificate from The George Washington University. Gwen volunteers with Pacific Wild Life Care, is a docent at the San Simeon Coastal Discovery Center, volunteers on Sanctuary projects such as Snapshot Day water quality monitoring, LiMPETS a citizen science project, intertidal surveys and Coastal Cleanup; plus, is the alternate for the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council. Her goal is to be fully involved with her community encouraging an ecological footprint through research and forward, innovative concepts.

Director – Daniel de la Rosa

Daniel was born in San Francisco, raised in Southern California and semi-retired to San Simeon in 2011. After returning from a three-year Asian tour in the U.S. Air Force he began his education at California universities. This began with a B.S. in Public Health and M.S. in Health Science earned at California State University, Los Angeles. He then graduated from the School of Physical Therapy at the University of California, San Francisco. His 40-year healthcare career was divided between Physical Rehabilitation and Occupational Safety.

Daniel’s vision of San Simeon is a community which is environmentally healthy, safe and prosperous for all residents and visitors.

Director – Michael Donahue

San Simeon residents and landowners are welcome to contact Director Donahue with their concerns. I check my email daily. If you wish to be contacted by phone, leave your phone number and best time call.

Grace Environmental Services - General Manager – Charles Grace

Charlie Grace has over twenty years' experience in the Water and Wastewater industry and has been responsible for the general management of multiple Community Services Districts. Mr. Grace has also managed several treatment facilities, utilizing various treatment processes from small package plants to a 16 MGD (million gallons per day) activated sludge facility. In addition to experience with a variety of treatment processes and skill sets, Mr. Grace is well versed in the operation of state certified laboratories, collection, and distribution systems. Mr. Grace holds a Jurist Doctorate from the Southern California Institute of Law; a B.A. in Organizational Management from the University of Laverne, California; and a Certificate in Water and Wastewater Science from Ventura College, California.

OUR MISSION

The San Simeon Community Services District strives to provide San Simeon with safe, adequate, and reliable utility services in an environmentally sensitive and economically responsible manner.