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As noted in the report, “the unique geography of the South Coast makes it particularly susceptible to drought,” but the ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The City of Santa Barbara's Public Works Department is highlighting October as Water Vision Month with a special series of ‘Live Lunch and Learns’ with staff each day ...

Mission Dam, designed by the Santa Barbara Mission’s Franciscan friars and built by Coastal Chumash in 1807, was taken out of service after a series of severe floods along Mission Creek in 1913 ...

The Santa Barbara Independent republishes stories from CalMatters.org on state and local issues impacting readers in Santa Barbara County. Update: The state average for Sierra Nevada snowpack rose to ...

The Santa Barbara desalination plant will be used to help the Montecito Water district with its 50-year plan for reliable water supplies. circle-arrow Play Button ...

The city of Santa Barbara cut water use by 22 percent over the last two years, making it a leader in the state. Now, the community is gearing up to save even more.

Santa Barbara's water conservation coordinator, Madeline Ward, says her city's program is nothing Californians can't handle. "We're all use to earthquakes and fires and floods, ...

As cities across California look for ways to save water, they might want to study Santa Barbara. The coastal town of about 90,000 people already cut water use by 22 percent in two years, and it's ...

Mission Dam was Santa Barbara's first water project in 1806. Not content on seasonal rains or lack thereof, the Padres and Chumash Indians at the Mission built a dam and reservoir at what is now the ...

In this April 25, 2014 photo, Joshua Haggmark, interim resources manager for Santa Barbara, Calif., stands next to a desalination plant, which removes salt from ocean water, in Santa Barbara, Calif.

Santa Barbara’s desalination plant started producing potable water that was placed into the distribution system to city customers, the city announced Tuesday. City of Santa Barbara Some of the ...