County Receives over $3 million for Water Projects
State Funding to benefit Santa Barbara County Projects
This new funding augments $25 million already awarded to the County through voter-approved water bonds since 2007. The new funding will support both implementation and planning projects.
A planning grant of $555,000 will be utilized to update the County’s Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) Plan written in 2006. A kick-off meeting for the IRWM Plan Update 2013 is scheduled for 2 p.m., Tuesday, December 6 in Buellton (for further info see link below). The updated IRWM Plan will allow the County to apply for future grant funding for water projects.
Another grant of $3.1 million will help implement seven water supply, water conservation, water quality, flood control, reclaimed water and ecosystem restoration projects. Those projects include the Lompoc Valley Leak Detection and Repair Project, City of Santa Maria Untreated Water Irrigation Project, City of Goleta San Jose Creek Capacity and Fish Passage Project, Central Coast Water Authority Infrastructure Improvement Project, Goleta Sanitary District Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade, City of Santa Maria Leak Watch Project, and City of Guadalupe Recycled Water Feasibility Study.
