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Page 1 of 11 pagesCustomer Mailer June 2026 – Water Quality and Water Resiliency
WATER QUALITY CONTINUES TO MEET OR EXCEED STANDARDS RELIABLE WATER. RESILIENT COMMUNITY. Click on images below to enlarge or click here to view PDF
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 […]
Giving Thanks, Food, and Toys!
Spooky Good Water Savings
Water Main Replacement on Freehaven Drive
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 1960’s. These projects improve water delivery reliability by helping prevent unplanned water outages and water loss […]
Montecito Water District Collects “Rain Check” with Hart’s Help
The extreme winter storm that hit locally on January 9, 2023 was a federally declared disaster. While significant impacts made headlines around Santa Barbara County and the State, heavy rains caused devastation in remote areas that went largely unseen. Few were aware that debris flows in the backcountry severed the water pipeline from Jameson Lake. […]
