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Spring Forward

Beginning in May, the regular meeting schedule will be as follows: Board of Directors: Monthly on the 4th Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. Operations Committee: Monthly on Monday at 9:30 a.m.; one week prior to Board meeting
Finance Committee: Monthly on the 3rd Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. Strategic Planning Committee: Monthly on the 1st Monday at 9:30 a.m.

The Times are Changing for Montecito Water District

(Montecito, California, April 27, 2018) Beginning May 22nd, regular Board Meetings will be held on the fourth rather than the third Tuesday of the month. The change was made to better correlate with monthly accounting procedures, and will facilitate a more timely review of financials. The location and start time will remain the same: 2pm […]

Montecito Water District Expresses Thanks

Earth Day presented yet another opportunity to thank the greater community that supported Montecito Water District’s rapid repairs to the water delivery system following the January 9th debris flows. Montecito Water District’s mission is to provide an adequate and reliable supply of high quality water to the residents of Montecito and Summerland, at the most […]

Monitoring the Rain

Montecito Water District reports no impacts from the current rain as of 4:00pm, March 21, 2018. During evacuations, Customer Service is available by phone during regular office hours, 7:30am-5:00pm. The phone number is: 805.969.2271

Give Irrigation Systems the Rainy Season Off

We encourage all customers to turn irrigation systems off during the rainy season and particularly during evacuations prompted by rainfall. After a 1/4 inch of rain, no irrigation is needed for 10 sunny days, and longer if the weather is cool or overcast. Power outages may damage irrigation system controls and timers, causing erratic settings […]

Montecito Water District Corrects Facts on January 9 Debris Flow Incidents

(March 7, 2018 – Montecito, California) Since the debris flow that occurred on January 9th, widespread reporting of inaccurate information has occurred. In advance of last week’s rain, Montecito Water District (MWD) responded to numerous customer inquiries about the functionality and condition of District infrastructure. The District provides this press release in an effort to […]

January / February Billing Update

For all customers: Fixed meter charges were waived for the month of January. The Board of Directors approved this credit for water service interruptions caused by the January 9th debris flow. January: The processing of customer bills for January was postponed until the end of February. January meter reads were all completed and invoices were […]

March 2, 2018 Storm Preparedness Update

We are pleased to report that the Montecito Water District’s Distribution system is fully operational. Our overnight / early-morning system monitoring showed no signs of power failure. No impacts to water quality were indicated and we found no interruptions to service resulting from the storm. Inspections of repairs made following the January 9th debris flow […]

January Billing Update

For all customers: Fixed meter charges were waived for the month of January. The Board of Directors approved this credit for water service interruptions caused by the January 9th debris flow. As previously communicated , the processing of customer bills for January was postponed until the end of February. January meter reads were all completed […]