Established on November 17, 1944 by a vote of the people, the Goleta Water District celebrated its 75th Anniversary on November 13, 2019. To commemorate this milestone, a collection of the District’s photos and exhibits were digitized and a selection of items are shared here.
Crews building the Tecolote Tunnel take a lunch break inside the tunnel in the early 1950s.
Intake Tower at Lake Cachuma in the early 1950s.
Tecolote Tunnel crew at work building the tunnel in the early 1950s.
Spillway at Bradbury Dam under construction in the early 1950s.
Tecolote Tunnel under construction the early 1950s.
South Coast Conduit under construction the the early 1950s.
South Coast Conduit construction in the early 1950s.
Cachuma Project construction in the early 1950s.
Cathedral Oaks West to San Marcos in 1953.
Hollister Avenue west toward Fairview Avenue in 1953.
Crew members working on the Goleta Water District system in the early 1960s.
District crew at work fixing broken water pipe in 1960.
Crew at work at District headquarters on Hollister Avenue in 1962.
District crew at work in 1968.
District crew and management at work in 1968.
District crew at work in 1968.
District crew at work near Corona Del Mar Rancho in 1969.
District crew at work near Corona Del Mar Rancho in 1969.
Goleta Water District employees stand at attention at the District's Headquarters and Operations Yard in the late 1960s.
Tour of the District's Headquarters and Operations Yard in the late 1960s.
District Meter Shop with staff in 1970.
Groundbreaking ceremony the Corona Del Mar Water Treatment Plant in the early 1970s.
Corona Del Mar Water Treatment Plant under construction in 1973.
Corona Del Mar Water Treatment Plant under construction in 1973.
Corona Del Mar Water Treatment Plant construction near completion in 1973.
Corona Del Mar Water Treatment Plant finished and operating in 1973.
District laboratory technicians testing water quality at the Corona Del Mar Water Treatment Plant in the early 1980s.
Corona Del Mar Water Treatment Plant filtration system in 1983.
Corona Del Mar Water Treatment Plant operating in 1983.
Lake Cachuma severely depleted from prolonged drought conditions in 1989.
