Help Plants in a Heat Wave
When summer temperatures soar during a heat wave, help plants by following these three tips…
Common Water Wasters
Did your usage jump unexpectedly last month? Learn about easy fixes for common problems that could be driving high water use.
Save Water and Decrease Yard Maintenance by Reducing or Eliminating Your Lawn
As the drought continues, more customers are reconsidering their landscaping and opting for waterwise alternatives.
Save Water with the Push of a Button
Adjusting your irrigation timer is easy and can save significant amounts of water and money, all without sacrificing your landscape.
Prolonged Drought Lingers Across Community
Throughout the Goleta Valley and the South Coast, drought evidence is visible for all to see: stressed and dying trees, parched play fields, and restaurants advertising that, “water served only upon request.”
Even With Winter Rains, the Community Remains in Drought
The last five years of below average rainfall produced extreme drought conditions, and recent rains have not been enough to make up for that deficit.
District Goes to Court to Protect Goleta Groundwater Resources
On February 13, 2015, the Goleta Water District (District) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (Complaint) in the Superior Court of Santa Barbara County against the owners of a private ranch in the Goleta Foothills…
Rebates Available!
Save water indoors and outdoors! The District is offering rebates of up to $150 to residential customers toward the purchase of water efficient washing machines. The District is also offering free deliveries of screened or unscreened mulch from the County of Santa Barbara (up to two deliveries per year, not to exceed $80 per delivery).
Who Approves Development?
The Goleta Water District (District) is not a land use agency and does not have the authority to approve development projects. The District simply serves water to homes, businesses, and agricultural operations in its service area. Determining whether or not proposed projects will have adverse impacts on the community is the responsibility of a land use planning agency, which within the District service…
District Delivering Recycled Water to Help with Sherpa Fire Clean Up
On June 24, 2016, the Goleta Water District (District) delivered and applied recycled water through its Recycled Water Hauling Program (RWHP) for dust control and clean-up activities associated with the Sherpa Fire. 4,000 gallons of recycled water were applied by the District in cooperation with Santa Barbara County Fire and the U.S. Forest Service, and applications will continue for several days.
