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MONTECITO FIRE DEPARTMENT PARTNERS WITH MONTECITO WATER DISTRICT TO INCREASE FIREFIGHTING RESOURCES DURING HIGH FIRE DANGER

Montecito Fire Chief Brian Fallon acknowledges Montecito Water District’s Board of Directors for collaboration on new temporary firefighter locations. President Brian Goebel states District collaboration is a “win-win for the community.” As a symbol of appreciation, Montecito Fire Chief Brian Fallon presented Montecito Water District’s Board of Directors with a firefighter’s bell. (From left: Montecito […]

Project Update: Seismic Upgrades On Track for First Reservoir

Construction is underway on the first of eight of the District’s existing water storage reservoirs which are slated for seismic retrofit and/or replacement to reduce vulnerability to potential future disasters such as earthquakes. Updates began December 2025 on Terminal Reservoir, originally completed in 1952. Terminal’s needed improvements include extensive reinforcement and replacement of concrete footings […]

Fire Protection and Resiliency

Montecito Water District remains ready and prepared to provide water for fighting fires across Montecito and Summerland, and ongoing projects are improving resiliency. Click on images below to enlarge Click here to download PDF of April 2026 Customer Mailer

MONTECITO WATER DISTRICT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN and WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN UPDATES TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2026, 9:30 A.M.*

Montecito Water District (District) is currently preparing updates to its Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) and Water Shortage Contingency Plan in compliance with the California Urban Water Management Planning Act. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors of the Montecito Water District (District) will conduct a Public Hearing on Tuesday, June 23, 2026 […]

Bella Vista Highline Repair Project: Mitigated Negative Declaration

NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION MONTECITO WATER DISTRICT 583 San Ysidro Road Santa Barbara, California 93108 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the Montecito Water District (District; Lead Agency) has prepared a Draft Initial Study-Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS-MND) for the project listed below pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) State Guidelines […]