Montecito Water District’s local storage reservoirs supply community water daily. Water Supply and Fire Protection Our thoughts are with all those impacted by the devastating Los Angeles County Wildfires, and we welcome those who have now joined our community. In light of current dry conditions and ongoing concerns, Montecito Water District would like to reassure […]
Montecito Water District was presented the District Transparency Certificate of Excellence in December 2024 by the Special District Leadership Foundation (SDLF) in recognition of its outstanding efforts to promote transparency and good governance. SDLF is an independent, non-profit organization formed to promote good governance and best practices among California’s special districts through certification, accreditation, […]
For the third consecutive year, Montecito Water District has received a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA). In October the District was recognized for its Annual Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 beginning July 1, 2024. GFOA established the Distinguished Budget Presentation Awards Program […]
Montecito Water District’s 3-year water supply outlook indicates adequate water to meet projected customer water demand through Water Year 2027 without shortages and without the need for State Water Project or supplemental supplies, according to General Manager Nick Turner’s Quarterly Water Supply Update presented to the Board of Directors at their regular August meeting. […]
Montecito Water District is more than one hundred years old—and so are some of its pipelines! As part of its Capital Improvements program, the District will be upgrading approximately 1/3 mile of water main that dates back to the 1920’s. These projects improve water delivery reliability by helping prevent unplanned water outages and water loss […]
Jameson Lake February 24 2023 This week Montecito Water District’s Board of Directors passed Ordinance 98, updating water use restrictions to be consistent with current water supply conditions. However, the change won’t take effect until existing State emergency drought regulations terminate which is currently scheduled to happen on May 24, 2023. In late December 2022 […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 20, 2022 is the Eighth Annual “Imagine a Day Without Water” Montecito Water District’s Message to Customers: “Supply is Reliable, We Need Your Help Reducing Demand.” Montecito Water District prides itself on providing a reliable water supply, and rightly so—it’s been doing it successfully for more than 100 years. Today the […]
Countywide Contest Recognizes Beautiful, Water Efficient Gardens The 2022 WaterWise Garden Recognition Contest launched this spring to recognize beautiful, water-efficient residential gardens throughout Santa Barbara County. The Santa Barbara County Water Agency and participating local water providers encouraged residents to apply for the contest and enter into the running for an agency award and the […]
Find and Fix a Leak Initiative Recognizing that leaks can be a major water-waster, the District recently checked every customer’s meter for the faucet icon that indicates a potential leak on the property. More than 800 faucet icons were identified and the District has mailed notices to these customers so that they are aware of […]
