Edhat StaffSource: Santa Barbara County Public Works Department
The Santa Barbara County Water Agency (SBCWA) will hold two meetings in October to receive public input on the preparation of a Santa Barbara Countywide Integrated Storm Water Resource Plan (SWRP). The first meeting will be held in Santa Barbara on Tuesday, October 10 at 5:30 p.m. at the Planning Commission Hearing Room at the County Administration Building at 105 E. Anapamu Street. The second meeting will be held in Santa Maria on Thursday, October 12 at 5:30 p.m. at the Joseph Centeno Government Center at 511 Lakeside Parkway. These meetings are being held by the SBCWA and its partner agencies, which include the Cities of Buellton, Carpinteria, Goleta, Guadalupe, and Solvang; the Carpinteria Valley and Montecito Water Districts, and the University of California at Santa Barbara.
Public input from these meetings will inform the development of the SWRP. The SWRP is funded by a State Planning Grant awarded to the County pursuant to the Stormwater Resource Planning Act (SB 985). In 2014, the California Legislature adopted SB 985 which requires public agencies to develop a stormwater resource plan as part of the grant funding request process. Grant funding requires that the plan involve a collaborative effort with input from stakeholders throughout the County in order to identify and prioritize multiple benefit stormwater (and dry weather) runoff projects which improve regional water self-reliance, and adapt to the effects on water supply arising from climate change. Beneficial projects include improving stormwater quality, increasing water supplies, flood management, environmental, and community benefits.
For information about this meeting and how to provide public comment, contact John Karamitsos, Program Specialist, at (805)739-8761 orJohnk@cosbpw.net. For more information on the SBCWA, visit www.countyofsb.org/pwd/
