Agenda packet — Santa Barbara City Council, June 16, 2026 (part 2 of 6)

6.2 Section 6.2.2 10631(b)(4)(C)
Indicate whether groundwater is an existing or planned source of water available to the Supplier. If groundwater is identified as an existing or planned source of water… (include) a detailed description and analysis of the location, amount and sufficiency of groundwater pumped by the Supplier for the past five years.

Water supplies and recycled
water 6-1 Section 6.5, Page 6-13 to 6-20, table 6-5 on page 6-20

6.2 Section 6.2.2 10631(b)(4)(A)
Indicate whether a groundwater sustainability plan or groundwater management plan has been adopted by the Supplier or if there is any other specific authorization for groundwater management.

Include a copy of the plan or authorization.

System supplies n/a

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Management subsection—SGMA
discussion; City not required to
prepare GSP

6.2 Section 6.2.2 10631(b)(4)(B) Describe the groundwater basin. System supplies n/a Section 6.5, page 6-13 to 6-18

6.2 Section 6.2.2 10631(b)(4)(B) Indicate if the basin has been adjudicated and include a copy of the court order or decree and a description of the amount of water the Supplier has the legal right to pump. System supplies n/a N/A. Section 6.5 describes that basin is not adjudicated.

6.2 Section 6.2.2 10631(b)(4)(B) For unadjudicated basins… (include) information as to whether DWR has identified the basin as a high- or medium-priority basin in the most current official departmental bulletin… Water supplies and recycled
water n/a

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Management subsection—basins
identified as “very low” priority
under SGMA discussion).

6.2 Section 6.2.2 10631(b)(4)(B) For unadjudicated basins… describe efforts by the Supplier to coordinate with sustainability or groundwater agencies to achieve sustainable groundwater conditions.

Water supplies and recycled
water n/a Section 6.5, pages 6-13 to 6-18

6.2 Section 6.2.2. 10631(b)(4)(C)
If groundwater is identified as an existing or planned source of water… (include) a detailed description and analysis of the location, amount and sufficiency of groundwater pumped by the Supplier for the past five years.

System supplies n/a Section 6.5, Page 6-13 to 6-20,
table 6-7 on page 6-31

6.2 Section 6.2.2 10631(b)(4)(D) Provide a detailed description and analysis of the amount and location of groundwater that is projected to be pumped. System supplies 6-9

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(basins/locations + pumping
capacity discussion); Table 67
(Projected Groundwater Supply)
on Page 6-31

6.1 Section 6.1 10631(b) Identify and quantify the existing and planned sources of water available for 2025, 2030, 2035, 2040, 2045 and optionally 2050. System supplies 6-8 and 6-9

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Projected Water Supplies) on

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6.2 Section 6.2.7 10631(c) Describe the opportunities for exchanges or transfers of water on a short-term or long-term basis. System supplies n/a Page 6-28 (Section 6.9 Water Exchanges and Transfers)

6.2 Section 6.2.5 10633(a) Describe the wastewater collection and treatment systems in the Supplier’s service area with quantified amount of collection and treatment and the disposal methods.

System supplies (recycled
water) 6-2 Section 6.6.2, page 6-21

6.2 Section 6.2.5 10633(b) Describe the quantity of treated wastewater that meets recycled water standards, is being discharged, and is otherwise available for use in a recycled water project.

System supplies (recycled
water) 6-3

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provided in DWR Tables in
Appendix B.

6.2 Section 6.2.5 10633(c) Describe the recycled water currently being used in the Supplier's service area. System supplies (recycled water) 6-4

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(Recycled Water System) on

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6.2 Section 6.2.5 10633(d) Describe and quantify the potential uses of recycled water and provide a determination of the technical and economic feasibility of those uses.

System supplies (recycled
water) 6-4 Section 6.6.4, page 6-23 to 6-25
A-2
City of Santa Barbara
2025 UWMP
Appendix A - DWR UWMP Checklist June 30, 2026
Order 2025 Guidebook Location Water Code
Section Summary as Applies to UWMP Subject
Relevant
Submittal
Table
2025 UWMP Location

6.2 Section 6.2.5 10633(e)
Describe the projected use of recycled water within the Supplier's service area at the end of 5, 10, 15, and 20 years, and describe the actual use of recycled water in comparison to uses previously projected.

System supplies (recycled
water) 6-4 and 6-5
Table 6-7 (Actual and Projected
Water Supplies) on Page 6-31,
DWR tables in Appendix B
include comparison to previous
projections

6.2 Section 6.2.5 10633(f) Describe the actions that may be taken to encourage the use of recycled water and the projected results of these actions in terms of acre-feet of recycled water used per year.

System supplies (recycled
water) 6-6 Section 6.6.4, page 6-23 to 6-25

6.2 Section 6.2.5 10633(g) Provide a plan for optimizing the use of recycled water in the Supplier's service area. System supplies (recycled water) n/a Section 6.6.4, page 6-23 to 6-25

6.2 Section 6.2.6 10631(g) Describe desalinated water project opportunities for long-term supply. System supplies 6-7 Section 6.7, page 6-25 to 6-26

6.2 Section 6.2.10 10631(f)
Describe the expected future water supply projects and programs that may be undertaken by the water Supplier to address water supply reliability in average, single-dry, and for a period of drought lasting five consecutive water years.

System supplies 6-7 Section 6.10, page 6-28 to 6-29

6.3 Section 6.3 and Appendix
O
10631.2(a) The UWMP must include energy information, as stated in the code, that a Supplier can readily obtain. System suppliers, energy intensity
O-1A, O-1B, O1C, and O-2Section 6.11, Table 6-6, page 6- 30 7.1 Section 7.1 10634 Provide information on the quality of existing sources of water available to the Supplier and the manner in which water quality affects water management strategies and supply reliability.

Water supply reliability
assessment n/a Section 7.1.1, table 7-1, page 7-2

7.2 Section 7.2 10635(a)
Service Reliability Assessment: Assess the water supply reliability during normal, dry, and a drought lasting five consecutive water years by comparing the total water supply sources available to the Supplier with the total projected water use over the next 20 years.

Water supply reliability
assessment
7-2, 7-3, and 7-
4 Section 7.1.4, page 7-4 to 7-10

7.2 Section 7.2.3 10620(f) Describe water management tools and options to maximize resources and minimize the need to import water from other regions.

Water supply reliability
assessment n/a Section 6.12, page 6-30

7.3 Section 7.3 10635(b) Provide a drought risk assessment as part of information considered in developing the demand management measures and water supply projects.

Water supply reliability
assessment n/a Section 7.2, Table 7-6, page 7-13

7.3 Section 7.3 10635(b)(1)
Include a description of the data, methodology, and basis for one or more supply shortage conditions that are necessary to conduct a drought risk assessment for a drought period that lasts five consecutive years.

Water supply reliability
assessment n/a Section 7.2, page 7-12

7.3 Section 7.3 10635(b)(2) Include a determination of the reliability of each source of supply under a variety of water shortage conditions.

Water supply reliability
assessment n/a
Section 7.1.4, page 7-5 for
Normal Year, page 7-6 for singledry year, and pages 7-8 to 7-9 for five consecutive dry years

7.3 Section 7.3 10635(b)(3) Include a comparison of the total water supply sources available to the Supplier with the total projected water use for the drought period.

Water supply reliability
assessment 7-5 Table 7-4, page 7-10

7.3 Section 7.3 10635(b)(4)
Include considerations of the historical drought hydrology, plausible changes on projected supplies and demands under climate change conditions, anticipated regulatory changes, and other locally applicable criteria.

Water supply reliability
assessment n/a
Section 7.1.4, page 7-5 for
Normal Year, page 7-6 for singledry year, and pages 7-8 to 7-9 for five consecutive dry years
8 Chapter 8 10632(a) Provide a water shortage contingency plan (WSCP) with specified elements below. Water shortage contingency planning n/a

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overview); UWMP Appendix F is
the WSCP document
8 Chapter 8 10632(a)(1) Provide an analysis of water supply reliability (from Guidebook Chapter 7) in the WSCP. Water shortage contingency planning n/a Appendix F, WSCP Section 2.1, pages 2-4, Table 2-1 on page 4

8.2 Section 8.2 10632(a)(2)(A) Provide the written decision-making process and other methods that the Supplier will use each year to determine its water reliability.

Water shortage contingency
planning n/a Appendix F, WSCP Section 3, pages 7-8

8.2 Section 8.2 10632(a)(2)(B) Provide data and methodology to evaluate the Supplier’s water reliability for the current year and one dry year pursuant to factors in the code.

Water shortage contingency
planning n/a Appendix F, WSCP Section 3, pages 7-9

8.3 Section 8.3 10632(a)(3)(A)
Define six standard water shortage levels of 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50% shortage, and greater than 50% shortage. These levels shall be based on supply conditions, including percent reductions in supply, changes in groundwater levels, changes in surface elevation, or other conditions. The shortage levels shall also apply to a catastrophic interruption of supply.

Water shortage contingency
planning n/a
Appendix F, WSCP Section 4,
page 9, crosswalk on Figure 4-1,
page 13
A-3
City of Santa Barbara
2025 UWMP
Appendix A - DWR UWMP Checklist June 30, 2026
Order 2025 Guidebook Location Water Code
Section Summary as Applies to UWMP Subject
Relevant
Submittal
Table
2025 UWMP Location

8.3 Section 8.3 10632(a)(3)(B) Suppliers with an existing WSCP that uses different water shortage levels must cross reference their categories with the six standard categories.

Water shortage contingency
planning 8-1
Appendix F, WSCP Section 4,
page 9-13, crosswalk on Figure
4-1, page 14

8.4 Section 8.4 10632(a)(4)(A) Suppliers with WSCPs that align with the defined shortage levels must specify locally appropriate supply augmentation actions.

Water shortage contingency
planning 8-2 Appendix F, WSCP Section 5.2, Table 5-2, page 19

8.4 Section 8.4 10632(a)(4)(B) Specify locally appropriate demand reduction actions to adequately respond to shortages. Water shortage contingency planning 8-3 Appendix F, WSCP Section 5.1, Table 5-1, pages 15-18

8.4 Section 8.4 10632(a)(4)(C) Specify locally appropriate operational changes. Water shortage contingency planning 8-2 Appendix F, WSCP Section 5.3, pages 19-20

8.4 Section 8.4 10632(a)(4)(D) Specify additional mandatory prohibitions against specific water use practices that are in addition to State-mandated prohibitions are appropriate to local conditions.

Water shortage contingency
planning Table 8-3 Appendix F, WSCP Section 5.1, Table 5-1, pages 15-18

8.4 Section 8.4 10632(a)(4)(E) Estimate the extent to which the gap between supplies and demand will be reduced by implementation of the action.

Water shortage contingency
planning 8-2 and 8-3 Appendix F, WSCP Section 5.1, Table 5-1, pages 15-18

8.4 Section 8.4.6 10632.5 The UWMP shall include a seismic risk assessment and mitigation plan. Water shortage contingency plan n/a Appendix F, WSCP Section 5.5, page 24

8.5 Section 8.5 10632(a)(5)(A) Suppliers must describe that they will inform customers, the public and others regarding any current or predicted water shortages.

Water shortage contingency
planning n/a Appendix F, WSCP Section 6.0, page 25-26

8.5 Section 8.5 10632(a)(5)(B),
10632(a)(5)(C)
Suppliers must describe that they will inform customers, the public and others regarding any shortage response actions triggered or anticipated to be triggered and other relevant communications.

Water shortage contingency
planning n/a Appendix F, WSCP Section 6.0, page 25-27

8.6 Section 8.6 10632(a)(6) Retail Supplier must describe how it will ensure compliance with and enforce provisions of the WSCP. Water shortage contingency planning n/a Appendix F, WSCP Section 7.0, page 27

8.7 Section 8.7 10632(a)(7)(A) Describe the legal authority that empowers the Supplier to enforce shortage response actions. Water shortage contingency planning n/a Appendix F, WSCP Section 8.0, page 27

8.7 Section 8.7 10632(a)(7)(B) Provide a statement that the Supplier will declare a water shortage emergency per Water Code Chapter 3. Water Shortage Emergencies .

Water shortage contingency
planning n/a Appendix F, WSCP Section 8.0, page 27

8.7 Section 8.7 10632(a)(7)(C) Provide a statement that the Supplier will coordinate with any city or county within which it provides water for the possible proclamation of a local emergency.

Water shortage contingency
planning n/a Appendix F, WSCP Section 8.0, page 27

8.8 Section 8.8 10632(a)(8)(A) Describe the potential revenue reductions and expense increases associated with activated shortage response actions.

Water shortage contingency
planning n/a Appendix F, WSCP Section 9.0, page 27-29

8.8 Section 8.8 10632(a)(8)(B) Provide a description of mitigation actions needed to address revenue reductions and expense increases associated with activated shortage response actions.

Water shortage contingency
planning n/a Appendix F, WSCP Section 9.0, page 27-29

8.8 Section 8.8 10632(a)(8)(C) Retail Suppliers must describe the cost of compliance with Water Code Chapter 3.3, Excessive Residential Water Use During Drought .

Water shortage contingency
planning n/a Appendix F, WSCP Section 9.0, page 27-29

8.9 Section 8.9 10632(a)(9)
Retail Suppliers must describe the monitoring and reporting requirements and procedures that ensure appropriate data are collected, tracked, and analyzed for purposes of monitoring customer compliance.

Water shortage contingency
planning n/a Appendix F, WSCP Section 10.0, page 29

8.10 Section 8.10 10632(a)(10)
Describe reevaluation and improvement procedures for monitoring and evaluation the WSCP to ensure risk tolerance is adequate and appropriate water shortage mitigation strategies are implemented.

Water shortage contingency
planning n/a Appendix F, WSCP Section 11.0, page 29

8.11 Section 8.11 10632(b) Analyze and define water features that are artificially supplied with water, including ponds, lakes, waterfalls, and fountains, separately from swimming pools and spas.

Water shortage contingency
planning n/a Appendix F, WSCP Section 12.0, page 30

8.12 Section 8.12 10632(c) Make available the WSCP to customers and any city or county where it provides water within 30 days after adoption of the plan.

Water shortage contingency
planning n/a Appendix F, WSCP Section 13.0, page 30

9.1 Sections 9.1 10631(e)(1)
Retail Suppliers shall provide a description of the nature and extent of each demand management measure implemented over the past five years. The description will address specific measures listed in code.

Demand management
measures
n/a Section 9.2 and 9.3, pages 9-1
to 9-9, Table 9-1, page 9-9

9.2 Sections 9.2 10631(e)(2) Wholesale Suppliers shall describe specific demand management measures listed in code, their distribution system asset management program, and Supplier assistance program.

Demand management
measures
n/a N/A - Only applicable to
Wholesalers
10 Chapter 10 10608.26(a) Retail Suppliers shall conduct a public hearing to discuss adoption, implementation, and economic impact of water use targets (recommended to discuss compliance).

Plan adoption, submittal, and
implementation n/a
Section 10.1, page 10-2,
Appendix D- notice of public
hearing

10.2 Section 10.2.1 10621(b)
Notify, at least 60 days prior to the public hearing, any city or county within which the Supplier provides water that the Supplier will be reviewing the UWMP and considering amendments or changes to the plan.

Plan adoption, submittal, and
implementation 10-1 Section 2.3, page 2-3, Section 10.1, page 10-2

10.4 Section 10.4 10621(f) Each urban water Supplier shall update and submit its 2025 plan to DWR by July 1, 202 6. Plan adoption, submittal, and implementation n/a Section 10.1, page 10-2
A-4
City of Santa Barbara
2025 UWMP
Appendix A - DWR UWMP Checklist June 30, 2026
Order 2025 Guidebook Location Water Code
Section Summary as Applies to UWMP Subject
Relevant
Submittal
Table
2025 UWMP Location

10.2 Sections 10.2.2, 10.3, and

10.5 10642
Provide supporting documentation that the Supplier made the UWMP and WSCP available for public inspection, published notice of the public hearing, and held a public hearing about the UWMP and WSCP.

Plan adoption, submittal, and
implementation n/a
Section 10.1, page 10-2,
Appendix D- notice of public
hearing

10.2 Section 10.2.2 10642 The Supplier is to provide the time and place of the hearing to any city or county within which the Supplier provides water.

Plan adoption, submittal, and
implementation 10-1
Section 10.1, page 10-2,
Appendix D- notice of public
hearing

10.3 Section 10.3.2 10642 Provide supporting documentation that the UWMP and WSCP has been adopted as prepared or modified.

Plan adoption, submittal, and
implementation n/a
Adoption and Submittal process
described in Section 10.1, page
10-2

10.4 Section 10.4 10644(a) Provide supporting documentation that the Supplier has submitted their UWMP to the California State Library.

Plan adoption, submittal, and
implementation n/a
Adoption and Submittal process
described in Section 10.1, page
10-3

10.4 Section 10.4 10644(a)(1) Provide supporting documentation that the Supplier has submitted their UWMP to any city or county within which the Supplier provides water no later than 30 days after adoption.

Plan adoption, submittal, and
implementation n/a
Adoption and Submittal process
described in Section 10.1, page
10-4

10.4 Sections 10.4.1 and 10.4.2 10644(a)(2) The UWMP, or amendments to the UWMP, submitted to DWR shall be submitted electronically. Plan adoption, submittal, and implementation n/a
Adoption and Submittal process
described in Section 10.1, page
10-5

10.7 Section 10.7.2 10644(b) If revised, submit a copy of the WSCP to DWR within 30 days of adoption. Plan adoption, submittal, and implementation n/a
Adoption and Submittal process
described in Section 10.1, page
10-6

10.5 Section 10.5 10645(a)
Provide supporting documentation that, not later than 30 days after filing a copy of its UWMP with DWR, the Supplier has or will make the plan available for public review during normal business hours.

Plan adoption, submittal, and
implementation n/a
Adoption and Submittal process
described in Section 10.1, page
10-7

10.5 Section 10.5 10645(b)
Provide supporting documentation that, not later than 30 days after filing a copy of its WSCP with DWR, the Supplier has or will make the plan available for public review during normal business hours.

Plan adoption, submittal, and
implementation n/a
Public availability process
described in Section 10.2, page
10-8

10.6 Section 10.6 10621(c) If Supplier is regulated by the Public Utilities Commission, include its plan and contingency plan as part of its general rate case filings.

Plan adoption, submittal, and
implementation n/a N/A - City is not regulated by the CPUC A-5
City of Santa Barbara DWR UWMP Standard Tables
2025 Urban Water Management Plan | B
Appendix B DWR UWMP Standard
Tables
B
No
Public Water System
Number Public Water System Name Number of Municipal Connections Volume of Water Supplied CA4210010 CITY OF SANTA BARBARA
WATER DEPARTMENT 27,695 11,799
27,695 11,799
Has there been a change in the number of affiliated Public Water Systems since the 2020 UWMP? (OPTIONAL)
Submittal Table 2-1 Retail: Public Water Systems
Total:

NOTES: Total connections and volume of water include potable and non-potable.

DWR NOTES: Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submittal Table 2-3.


Name of RUWMP
Drop down list
If "Other" specify name of
RUWMP
Submittal Table 2-2: Plan Identification
NOTES:

Individual UWMP
Type of Plan
Regional Urban Water Management Plan (RUWMP)
Select Only
One




Supplier is a wholesale supplier
Supplier is a retail supplier
UWMP Tables are in calendar years
UWMP Tables are in fiscal years
Unit AF
NOTES:

Units of measure used in UWMP
(select from drop down)
DWR NOTES: Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submittal Table 2-3.

Submittal Table 2-3: Supplier Identification
Type of Supplier (select one or both)
Fiscal or Calendar Year (select one)
If using fiscal years provide month and date that the fiscal year begins (mm/dd) 7/1
Submittal Table 2-4 Retail: Water Supplier Information Exchange The retail Supplier has informed the following wholesale supplier(s) of projected water use in accordance with Water Code Section 10631 (h).

Wholesale Water Supplier Name
Central Coast Water Authority
United States Bureau of Reclamation / Cachuma Operation and Maitenance Board NOTES:

Population
Served 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050(opt)
Santa
Barbara 90,723 91,909 93,110 94,326 94,704 95,084
Mission
Canyon 2,611 2,683 2,758 2,834 2,913 2,994
Total 93,334 94,592 95,868 97,160 97,617 98,078
Submittal Table 3-1 Retail: Population - Current and Projected | Water Code Section 10631(a) NOTES:

Use Type
Drop down list
May select each use multiple times
These are the only use types that will be
recognized by the WUE data online
Level of Treatment
When Delivered
(OPTIONAL)
Drop down list
Volume
Single Family Single-Family Potable 3,764
Multi-Family Multi-Family Potable 2,536
Commercial Commercial Potable 2,007
Institutional/Governmental Included in Commercial Demand Potable - Landscape Landscape Irrigation Potable 547
Distribution System Water Loss Real and Apparent Loss Potable 411 Other (optional) Unbilled Authorized Consumption Potable 131 Sales/Transfers/Exchanges to other Sales to MWD Potable 1,379 Landscape Recycled Water for Irrigation Non-Potable 771 Industrial Recycled Water Use at El Estero WRC Non-Potable 253 11,799
NOTES:

Total:

Submittal Table 4-1 Retail: Total Uses for Potable and Non-Potable Water - 2025 Actual | Water Code Section 10631(d)(1) Additional Description
(as needed)
FY 2024-2025 Actual
DWR NOTES: Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submittal Table 2-3.

USER TESTING: For reporting of STORAGE, see guidance in email.

Use Type
Drop down list
May select each use multiple times
These are the only Use Types that will
be recognized by the WUEdata online
submittal tool
Level of
Treatment When
Delivered
(OPTIONAL)
Drop down list
2030 2035 2040 2045 2050
(opt)
Single Family Single-Family Potable 3,569 3,440 3,336 3,281 3,233 Multi-Family Multi-Family Potable 2,558 2,644 2,755 2,775 2,805 Commercial Commercial/Institutional/Governmental Potable 2,087 2,201 2,243 2,294 2,349 Landscape Landscape Irrigation Potable 536 533 532 529 527 Distribution System Water Loss Nonrevenue Potable 1,067 1,080 1,089 1,094 1,100 Other (optional) Unbilled Authorized Consumption Potable 132 133 135 135 136 Sales/Transfers/Exchanges to other Suppliers Sales to MWD Potable 1,430 1,430 1,430 1,430 1,430 Landscape Recycled Water for Irrigation Non-Potable 720 720 720 720 720 Industrial Recycled Water Use at El Estero WRC Non-Potable 300 300 300 300 300 12,399 12,481 12,538 12,557 12,600
NOTES:

Projected Water Use (Report To the Extent that Records are Available) Submittal Table 4-2 Retail: Total Uses of Potable, and Non-PotableWater - Projected | Water Code Section 10631(d)(1) Total:

DWR NOTES: Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submittal Table 2-3.

USER TESTING: For reporting of STORAGE, see guidance in email.

Additional Description
(as needed)
Are Future Water Savings Included in Projections?
(Refer to Appendix K of UWMP Guidebook)
Drop down list (y/n)
Yes
If "Yes" to above:

State the section or page number, in the cell to the right, where citations of the codes, ordinances, or otherwise are utilized in demand projections are found.

OPTIONAL Suppliers may complete Optional Submittal Table 4-4 R to quantify the expected savings.

Section 4.3
Are Lower Income Residential Demands Included In Projections? (Refer to Appendix K of UWMP Guidebook)
Drop down list (y/n)
Yes
OPTIONAL If the method for accounting Lower Income Residential Demands has been included, provide page number where this accounting can be found. (An example is included in Appendix K.)
Section 4.3
Submittal Table 4-3 Retail: Inclusion in Water Use Projections | Water Code Section 10631 (a), 10631 (d)(4)(A), and 10631 (d)(4)(B)
NOTES:

Public Water System ID #
Reported in Table 2-1 R Reporting Period
Submitted to DWR Water
Loss Audit Program
(yes/no)
FY 2020 - 2021 Yes
FY 2021 - 2022 Yes
FY 2022 - 2023 Yes
FY 2023 - 2024 Yes
FY 2024 - 2025 Yes
DWR NOTES: Suppliers will provide a reference to the WUEdata submittals of their Water Loss Audit Reports
Submittal Table 4-5 Retail: Water Loss Audit Reporting | Water Code Section 10631(d)(3)(A)
Report all five years for each Public Water System as available.

CA4210010
NOTES:
2028 Real Water
Loss Standard per
Unit per day (as
calculated by the
Water Board)
Units for Real
Water Loss
(as used by
the Water
Board)
Drop down list
Number of Units
(Connections or
Miles
corresponding
with units
selected.)
Volume of
Total Real
Loss (from
AWWA Water
Loss Audit)
2025 or
Most Recent
Year Real
Water Loss
Per Unit per
Day
2028 Apparent
Water Loss
Standard per Unit
per Day (as
calculated by the
Water Board
Units for
Apparent
Water Loss
Number of
Connections
Volume of Total
Apparent Loss
(from AWWA
Water Loss
Audit)
2025 or Most
Recent Year
Apparent Water
Loss Per Unit
per Day
CA4210010 Yes 28.8
Gallons per
Service
Connection per
Day (GPSCD)
27,695 296 10 5.1
Gallons per
Service
Connection per
Day (GPSCD)
27,695 116 3.7
DWR NOTES: Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) for Water Loss MUST remain consistent with units reported in Submittal Table 2-3. The units reported in Submittal Table 2-3 are used in this table's calculations.

NOTES:

Did the Water Board
Calculate a Water Loss
Standard for this Public
Water System? (y/n)
If no, Supplier will not
complete this row.

Submittal Table 4-6 Retail: Progress Towards 2028 Water Loss Standard | Water Code Section 10631(d)(3)(C) Public Water
System ID #
Reported in
Submittal Table
2-1 R
Real Water Loss Apparent Water Loss
Water Board's Calculated Water Loss Standards
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Was Supplier
part of a merger
or consolidation
since 2020?
Actual 2025
GPCD
(From SB X7-7
Compliance
Form)
Did Supplier meet
the 2020 Target in
2025?
Individual Target 117 92 Yes
DWR NOTES: Suppliers calculating a 2025 GPCD will need to complete and submit SB X 7-7 Compliance Tables to verify the use of SB X7-7 NOTES:

Submittal Table 5-1 Retail: SB X7-7 2020 Target Progress | Water Code Section 10608.40 Not an Urban Water Supplier in 2020. Supplier will not complete this table.

Regional Alliance
Target or
Individual Target?
Drop down list
2020 Target Actual 2020
GPCD
Did Supplier
Achieve
Targeted
Reduction for
2020?
Only for suppliers that did not meet the Target in 2020 

Groundwater Type
Drop Down List
May use each category
multiple times
Water Type
(OPTIONAL)
Drop down list
Location or Basin Name FY 2020 -
2021
FY 2021 -
2022
FY 2022 -
2023
FY 2023 -
2024
FY 2024 -
2025
Alluvial Basin Potable Foothill Basin 0 0 0 62 0
Alluvial Basin Potable Storage Unit #1 0 0 578 0 0
Alluvial Basin Non-Potable Storage Unit #3 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 578 62 0
DWR NOTES: Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submittal Table 2-3.

NOTES:

Submittal Table 6-1 Retail: Groundwater Volume Pumped | Water Code Section 10631(4) and 10631(4)(c) Supplier does not pump groundwater.

The supplier will not complete the table below.

All or part of the groundwater described below is desalinated. (OPTIONAL) Total:

Name of Wastewater
Collection Agency
Wastewater Volume Metered or
Estimated?

OPTIONAL
Drop Down List
Volume of
Wastewater
Collected from
UWMP Service
Area FY 2024-
2025
Name of Wastewater
Treatment Plant
(WWTP)
Drop down list
Is WWTP Located
Within UWMP Area?
Drop Down List
City of Santa Barbara Metered 6,710 El Estero Water
Resource Center Yes
County Service Area Metered 160 El Estero Water
Resource Center Yes
Goleta Sanitary District Estimated 30 Goleta SD WWTP,
Place ID 227568 No
6,900
NOTES: A small amount of parcels on the western edge of the City's water service area receives sewer service the from the adjacent Goleta Sanitary District. These parcels account for 93 accounts out of approximately 25,400 City sewer accounts.

As of 2009, there were approximately 785 parcels connected to on-site septic systems treating an estimated 400 ac-ft per year of flow.

Metered flows to El Estero are assumed to be 2.4% from the CSA, 0.4% from City of Goleta, and 97.2% from City of Santa Barbara.

DWR NOTES: Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submittal Table 2-3.

Submittal Table 6-2 Retail: Wastewater Collected Within Service Area in 2025 | Water Code Section 10633(a) Percentage of 2025 service area population covered by wastewater collection system (OPTIONAL) Wastewater Collection Recipient of Collected Wastewater Total Wastewater Received from UWMP Service Area in 2025:

There is no wastewater collection system. The supplier will not complete the table below.

Percentage of 2025 service area covered by wastewater collection system (OPTIONAL) 
Recycled Water
Standard or
Treatment Level
Drop down list
Volume
Recycled Water
Standard or
Treatment
Level
Drop down list
Volume
Recycled Water
Standard or
Treatment Level
Drop down list
Volume
Recycled
Water Standard
or Treatment
Level
Drop down list
Volume
Recycled
Water
Standard or
Treatment
Level
Drop down list
Volume Name of
other entity
El Estero Water
Resource Center No 6,869 6,869 Tertiary 1,024 Tertiary 0 Secondary, Disinfected - 2.2 5,845 Secondary, Disinfected - 2.2 0 Tertiary 0 N/A 6,869 6,869 1,024 0 5,845 0 0
Add additional rows as needed
Total:

DWR NOTES: Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submittal Table 2-3.

NOTES:

Submittal Table 6-3 Retail: Wastewater Treatment and End Uses Within UWMP Service Area in 2025 | Water Code Section 10633(a) No wastewater is treated or disposed of within the UWMP service area.

The supplier will not complete the table below.

Wastewater
Treatment Plant
Name and Place ID
Number
Drop down list
Does This Plant Treat
Wastewater Generated
Outside the UWMP
Service Area?
(OPTIONAL)
Drop down list
2025 Volume of
Wastewater Received
from UWMP Service
Area
(As Reported in
Submittal Table 6-2 R )
Total 2025
Volume of
Water Treated
2025 End Uses of Wastewater in UWMP Service Area
Recycled Water Within
UWMP Service Area
Recycled Water Outside
of UWMP Service Area Wastewater Discharged Instream Flow Permit Requirements Wastewater Delivered to Another
Entity

Volume
Narrative
page
number
Commercial use Non-Potable 17 10 10 10 10 10 184 6-23
Landscape irrigation (exc golf
courses) Non-Potable 340 340 340 340 340 340
Golf course irrigation Non-Potable 337 330 330 330 330 330 Industrial use Non-Potable El Estero Process Water 253 280 280 280 280 280 Other (Description Required) Non-Potable Sales 72 50 50 50 50 50 Other (Description Required) Non-Potable
Dust Control, flushing
sewers, and vactor
trucks
5 10 10 10 10 10
1,024 1,020 1,020 1,020 1,020 1,020
Submittal Table 6-4 Retail: Recycled Water Direct Beneficial Uses Within Service Area | Water Code Section 10633 (c)(d) Recycled water is not used and is not planned for use within the service area of the supplier. The supplier will only complete the column on "Potential Recycled Water Use" and submit an accompanying narrative on the feasibility of that potential recycled water use.

Source of 2025 Supplemental Water (OPTIONAL) :

Name(s) of Facility/ies Producing (Treating) the Recycled Water (OPTIONAL) : El Estero Water Resource Center NPDES, Place ID 222443 Name of Supplier Operating the Recycled Water Distribution System (OPTIONAL) : City of Santa Barbara Supplemental Water Added in 2025 (volume) Include units (OPTIONAL) : 13 Total:

NOTES:

DWR NOTES: Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submittal Table 2-3.

Potential recycled water use - a description of the feasibility of these uses must be included in the narrative. 2035 2040 2045 2050
(opt)
Potential Recycled
Water Use
Use Type
Drop down list
Water Type
(after
treatment if
treated)
(OPTIONAL)
Drop down
list
Additional
Information
(as needed)
2025 2030

2020 Projection for 2025 2025 Actual Use
Landscape irrigation (exc golf
courses) 500 340
Golf course irrigation 400 337
Commercial use 20 17
Industrial reuse 300 253
Other (Description Required) Sales 0 72
Other (Description Required)
Dust Control, flushing
sewers, and vactor
trucks
1 5
1,221 1,024
NOTES:

Submittal Table 6-5 Retail: 2020 UWMP Recycled Water Use Projection Compared to 2025 Actual | Water Code Section 10633
Recycled water was not used in 2025 nor projected for use in 2020.

The supplier will not complete the table below.

Use Type
Total:

DWR NOTES Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submittal Table 2-3.


Name of Action Description Planned Implementation Year Expected Increase in Recycled Water Use
#N/A
DWR NOTES: Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) MUST remain consistent with units reported in Submittal Table 2-3.

The units reported in Submittal Table 2-3 are used in this table's calculations.

NOTES:

Total:

Total (AF):

Submittal Table 6-6 Retail: Methods to Encourage Future Recycled Water Use | Water Code Section 10633 (f) Supplier does not plan to expand recycled water use in the future. Supplier will not complete the table below but will provide narrative explanation.

Provide page location of narrative in UWMP: Potable Reuse discussion on Page 6-24 

Section 6.10,
page 6-29
Drop Down List
(yes/no)
If Yes, Supplier
Name
Add additional rows as needed
DWR NOTES: Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submittal Table 2-3.

NOTES:

Submittal Table 6-7 Retail: Expected Future Water Supply Projects or Programs | Water Code Section 10631 (f) No expected future water supply projects or programs that provide a quantifiable increase to the agency's water supply.

Supplier will not complete the table below.

Some or all of the supplier's future water supply projects or programs are not compatible with this table and are described in a narrative format.

Provide page location of narrative in the UWMP
Joint Project with other
suppliers? Additional
Description
(as needed)
Water Type
(after treatment
if treated)
(OPTIONAL)
Drop Down list
Planned
Implementation
Year
Planned for
Use in Year
Type
Drop Down
List
Expected Increase
in Water Supply to
Supplier
(This may be a
range)
Name of Future
Projects or
Programs
Water Supply
Drop down list
May use each category multiple
times.These are the only water
supply categories that will be
recognized by the WUEdata online
submittal tool
Actual Volume
Water Type
(after treatment
if treated)
(OPTIONAL)
Drop Down list
Total Right or Safe
or Sustainable
Yield
(OPTIONAL)
Surface water (not desalinated) Cachuma Project 3,178 Potable Surface water (not desalinated) Gibraltar Reservior 4,480 Potable Other (optional) Mission Tunnel (Infiltration) 1,374 Potable Desalinated Water - Surface Water 1,663 Potable
Groundwater (not desalinated) 0 Potable
Purchased or Imported Water State Water Project 0 Potable Recycled Water 1,024 Non-Potable
Total: 11,719 0
DWR NOTES: Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submittal Table 2-3.

USER TESTING: For reporting of STORAGE, see guidance in email.

NOTES:

Submittal Table 6-8 Retail: Water Supplies — 2025 Actual | Water Code Section 10631 (b) Additional Description
(as needed)
2025

2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Charles Meyer
Desalination Plant 3,125
Open-water
intake (screened
or unscreened)
Sea water 34,500 Sewer 2,199 2,784 1,930 2,288 1,663 City of Santa Barbara, Montecito Water District
2,199 2,784 1,930 2,288 1,663
DWR NOTES: Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submital Table 2-3.

NOTES:

OPTIONAL Submittal Table 6-8DS: Source Water Desalination by Urban Water Supplier Total:

Supplier does not reduce salinity in either groundwater or surface water prior to distribution.

Desalination Facility
(Drop Down list)
Plant
Capacity
Intake Type
Drop down list
Source Water Type
Drop down list Influent TDS Brine DischargeDrop down list Volume of Water Desalinated
Name(s) of Agencies
that Receive this Water
Reasonably Available
Volume
Total Right or Safe or
Sustainable Yield
(OPTIONAL)
Reasonably Available
Volume
Total Right or Safe or
Sustainable Yield
(OPTIONAL)
Reasonably Available
Volume
Total Right or Safe or
Sustainable Yield
(OPTIONAL)
Reasonably Available
Volume
Total Right or Safe or
Sustainable Yield
(OPTIONAL)
Reasonably Available
Volume
Total Right or Safe or
Sustainable Yield
(OPTIONAL)
Surface water (not desalinated) Cachuma Project Potable 8,277 8,277 8,277 8,277 8,277 8,277 8,277 8,277 8,277 8,277 Surface water (not desalinated) Gibraltar Reservior Potable 3,510 3,510 3,510 3,510 3,510 3,510 3,510 3,510 3,510 3,510 Surface water (not desalinated) Mission Tunnel (Infiltration) Potable 942 942 942 942 942 Desalinated Water - Surface Water Potable 2,500 3,125 2,500 3,125 2,500 3,125 2,500 3,125 2,500 3,125 Groundwater (not desalinated) Potable 972 3,320 972 3,320 972 3,320 972 3,320 972 3,320 Purchased or Imported Water State Water Project Potable 1,736 3,300 1,688 3,300 1,639 3,300 1,591 3,300 1,543 3,300 Transfers Montecito Water District Potable 300 300 300 300 300 Recycled Water Non-Potable 1,020 1,020 1,020 1,020 1,020 19,257 21,532 19,209 21,532 19,160 21,532 19,112 21,532 19,064 21,532 DWR NOTES: Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submittal Table 2-3.

USER TESTING: For reporting of STORAGE, see guidance in email.

NOTES:

Total:

Submittal Table 6-9 Retail: Water Supplies — Projected | Water Code Section 10631 (b) Water Supply Projected Water Supply (Report to the Extent Practicable) Drop down list
May use each category multiple
times.These are the only water supply
categories that will be recognized by the
WUEdata online submittal tool
Additional Detail on Water
Supply
Water Type
(after treatment if
treated)
(OPTIONAL)
Drop Down list
2030 2035 2040 2045 2050 (opt)
Water Delivery Product
drop down list
(If delivering more than one type of product use Table OStart Date of Reporting Period 1/1/2023 End Date of Reporting Period 12/31/2023
Is upstream embedded energy in the values reported? No
Units of Measure for Water AF Total Utility Hydropower Net Utility 11,257 0 11,257
11,163,470 0 11,163,470
3,043 0 3,043
0 Metered Data
Energy Consumed (kWh)
Energy Intensity (kWh/vol. converted to MG)
Narrative:

Energy consumption data was sourced from the 2023 billed meter usage of the City's water infrastrcture.

Quantity of Self-Generated Renewable Energy
kWh
Data Quality (Estimate, Metered Data, Combination of Estimates and Metered Data) Data Quality Narrative:

Table O-1B: Recommended Energy Reporting - SINGLE DELIVERY PRODUCT - TOTAL UTILITY APPROACH Urban Water Supplier Operational Control
Sum of All Water
Management Processes
Non-Consequential
Hydropower
Volume of Water Entering Process

% of Average Supply
Average Year 2025 100%
Single-Dry Year 2016 65%
Consecutive Dry
Years 1st Year 2012 122%
Consecutive Dry
Years 2nd Year 2013 118%
Consecutive Dry
Years 3rd Year 2014 103%
Consecutive Dry
Years 4th Year 2015 82%
Consecutive Dry
Years 5th Year 2016 57%
DWR NOTES: Supplier may use multiple versions of Submittal Table 7-1 R if different water sources have different base years and the supplier chooses to report the base years for each water source separately. If a Supplier uses multiple versions of Submittal Table 7-1 R, in the "Note" section of each submittal table, state that multiple versions of Submittal Table 7-1 R are being used and identify the particular water source that is being reported in each submittal table.

Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submittal Table 2-3.

NOTES:
19,257
12,424
23,457
22,636
19,810
15,704
11,014
OPTIONAL Submittal Table 7-1 Retail: Basis of Water Year Data (Reliability Assessment) Year Type
Base Year (If not using a
calendar year, type in the
last year of the fiscal, water
year, or range of years, for
example, water year 2024-
2025, use 2025)
Available Supplies if
Year Type Repeats
Quantification of available supplies is not compatible with this table and is provided elsewhere in the UWMP.

Location __________________________
Quantification of available supplies is provided in this table as either volume only, percent only, or both.

Volume Available
2030 2035 2040 2045 2050 (Opt)
Supply totals
(autofill from Submittal Table 6-9 R) 19,257 19,209 19,160 19,112 19,064 Use totals
(autofill from Submittal Table 4-2 R) 12,399 12,481 12,539 12,557 12,600 Surplus/(shortfall) 6,858 6,728 6,621 6,555 6,464
Submittal Table 7-2 Retail: Normal Year Supply and Use Comparison | Water Code Section 10635 (a) 10635. (a) Every urban water supplier shall include, as part of its urban water management plan, an assessment of the reliability of its water service to its customers during normal, dry, and multiple dry water years. This water supply and demand assessment shall compare the total water supply sources available to the water supplier with the long-term total projected water use over the next 20 years, in five-year increments, for a normal water year, a single dry water year, and a drought lasting five consecutive water years.
2030 2035 2040 2045 2050 (Opt)
Supply Totals: 12,424 12,424 12,424 12,424 12,424
Use Totals: 12,399 11,980 12,034 12,052 12,092
Surplus/(shortfall) 25 444 390 372 332
Submittal Table 7-3 Retail: Single Dry Year Supply and Demand Comparison | Water Code Section 10635(a)
DWR NOTES : Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submittal Table 2-3.

NOTES: 5% extraordinary conservation is included begining in 2035 to reduce the water use total. 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050 (Opt)
First Year Supply Totals: 23,457 23,457 23,457 23,457 23,457 Use Totals: 12,399 12,481 12,538 12,557 12,599
Surplus/(shortfall) 11,058 10,976 10,919 10,900 10,858
Second Year Supply Totals: 22,451 22,369 22,312 22,293 22,251 Use Totals: 12,399 12,481 12,538 12,557 12,599
Surplus/(shortfall) 10,052 9,887 9,774 9,736 9,652
Third Year Supply Totals: 19,440 19,275 19,162 19,123 19,039 Use Totals: 12,399 12,481 12,538 12,557 12,599
Surplus/(shortfall) 7,041 6,793 6,624 6,566 6,440
Fourth Year Supply Totals: 15,704 15,704 15,704 15,704 15,704 Use Totals: 12,399 12,481 12,538 12,557 12,599
Surplus/(shortfall) 3,305 3,223 3,166 3,147 3,105
Fifth Year Supply Totals: 11,014 11,014 11,014 11,014 11,014 Use Totals: 10,409 10,475 10,520 10,536 10,569
Surplus/(shortfall) 605 539 494 478 445
Submittal Table 7-4 Retail: Five Consecutive Dry Years Supply and Demand Comparison | Water Code Section 10635(a)
DWR NOTES: Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in NOTES: 20% extraordinary conservation is included in Year 5 to reduce the water use total. 2026 Total
Total Water Use: 12,307
Total Supplies: 22,400
Surplus/Shortfall w/o WSCP Action 10,093
WSCP - supply augmentation benefit 0
WSCP - use reduction savings benefit 0
Revised Surplus/(shortfall) 10,093
2027 Total
Total Water Use: 12,317
Total Supplies: 24,533
Surplus/Shortfall w/o WSCP Action 12,217
WSCP - supply augmentation benefit 0
WSCP - use reduction savings benefit 0
Revised Surplus/(shortfall) 12,217
2028 Total
Total Water Use: 12,339
Total Supplies: 25,977
Surplus/Shortfall w/o WSCP Action 13,637
WSCP - supply augmentation benefit 0
WSCP - use reduction savings benefit 0
Revised Surplus/(shortfall) 13,637
2029 Total
Total Water Use: 12,366
Total Supplies: 22,353
Surplus/Shortfall w/o WSCP Action 9,986
WSCP - supply augmentation benefit 0
WSCP - use reduction savings benefit 0
Revised Surplus/(shortfall) 9,986
2030 Total
Total Water Use: 12,399
Total Supplies: 13,806
Surplus/Shortfall w/o WSCP Action 1,407
WSCP - supply augmentation benefit 0
WSCP - use reduction savings benefit 0
Revised Surplus/(shortfall) 1,407
DWR NOTES: Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submittal Table 2-3.

NOTES:

OPTIONAL Planned WSCP Actions (use reduction and supply augmentation) Submittal Table 7-5 Retail: Five-Year Drought Risk Assessment | Water Code Section 10635(b)(3) OPTIONAL Planned WSCP Actions (use reduction and supply augmentation) OPTIONAL Planned WSCP Actions (use reduction and supply augmentation) OPTIONAL Planned WSCP Actions (use reduction and supply augmentation) OPTIONAL Planned WSCP Actions (use reduction and supply augmentation) 
Standard
Shortage Levels
Percent Shortage
Range
Suppliers
Shortage Levels Percent Shortage Range
1 Up to 10% 1 0-10%
2 Up to 20% 2 10-25%
3 Up to 30% 3 25-50%
4 Up to 40% 3 25-50%
5 Up to 50% 3 25-50%
6 >50% 4 >50%
(B) An urban water supplier with an existing water shortage contingency plan that uses different water Submittal Table 8-1: Cross-reference for Standard vs Supplier Shortage Levels | Water Code Section 10632(a)(3)(B)
Supplier Uses the Standard Six Levels of Water Shortage.

The supplier will not complete this table.

NOTES:
(3)(A)Six standard water shortage levels corresponding to progressive ranges of up to 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 percent shortages and greater than 50 percent shortage. Urban water suppliers shall define these shortage levels based on the suppliers’ water supply conditions, including percentage reductions in water supply, changes in groundwater levels, changes in surface elevation or level of subsidence, or other changes in hydrological or other local conditions indicative of the water supply available for use. Shortage levels shall also apply to catastrophic interruption of water supplies, including, but not limited to, a regional power outage, an earthquake, and other potential emergency events.
10632 (a) Every urban water supplier shall prepare and adopt a water shortage contingency plan as part of its urban water management plan that consists of each of the following elements:

Yes
Shortage Level
Supply Augmentation
Methods and Other Actions
by Water Supplier
Drop down list
These are the only
categories that will be
accepted by the WUEdata
online submittal tool
How much is this going
to reduce the shortage
gap?
Include units used
(volume type or
percentage)
Additional Explanation or Reference
(OPTIONAL)
All Stored Emergency Supply Varying
Groundwater is pumped from drought storage volume.

The amount is dependent on diminished quantity from
City's supply portfolio.

All Other Purchases Varying Amount of water purchased depended on dimished quanity from City's supply portfolio.

Submittal Table 8-2 Retail: Supply Augmentation and Other Actions | Water Code Section 10632(a)(4)(A),(C) and (E) Is the Supplier completing this table using the standard six levels? (yes/no) Add additional rows as needed
NOTES:

Shortage Level
Demand Reduction Actions
Drop down list
These are the only categories that
will be accepted by the WUEdata
online submittal tool. Select those
that apply.

How much is this going to
reduce the shortage gap?
Include units used
(volume type or percentage)
Additional Explanation or Reference
(OPTIONAL)
All Expand Public Information
Campaign 0-5% Community outreach that includes increased advertising, presentations to community groups, workshops, and enhanced website resources All Offer Water Use Surveys 0-1% Indoor and outdoor water checkups available to all customer classes All Provide Rebates on Plumbing
Fixtures and Devices 0-1% Offer or expand rebates on a variety of plumbing fixtures that are high efficiency such as washers, toilets, and urinals All Provide Rebates for Landscape
Irrigation Efficiency 0-1% Offer or expand rebates for drip irrigation conversions, smart irrigation controllers, water wise plants, and rain sensors to improve efficiency All Provide Rebates for Turf
Replacement 0-1% Offer or expand rebates for community members who wish to replace their turf with a water wise garden All Decrease Line Flushing, or Pursue
Zero Discharge Flushing Methods 0-1% The City uses zero discharge water recycling trucks for water main and wastewater collection system cleaning.

All Other – Leaky device 0-1% Customers are required to repair any leaky or malfunctioning devices within 72 hours of notification of leak
All Landscape – Runoff 0-1% Landscape irrigation in excess leading to runoff onto nearby surfaces is prohibited All Other – Post-rainfall prohibition 0-1% Prohibit irrigation with potable water during and within 48 hours after measurable rainfall
1 Reduce System Water Loss 0-1% The City increases efforts to correct water system losses, including repairing leaks and eliminating illicit connections.
2 Increase Water Waste Patrols 0-1% Patrols to discourage water wasting and correct water wasting practices in the community.
2 Other - Nozzles 0-1% Only hoses with automatic shutoff nozzle fixtures are permitted 2 Other - Prohibit vehicle washing 0-1%
Prohibit washings cars, boats, trailers, aircraft, or other vehicles except with hose shutoff nozzle or at commercial or fleet vehicle washing facilities using water recycling equipment
2 Landscape - Limit landscape
irrigation to specific times 0-5% Prohibit irrigation during the hours when evaporation is highest. 2 CII - Lodging linen service 0-1% Hotels/motels must provide guests with option to reuse towels and linens for more than one day
2 CII - Restaurants serve water upon
request
0-1% No restaurant, hotel, café, cafeteria, or other public place where food is served shall serve drinking water to any customer unless expressly requested 2 Other 0-1% Require posting of water shortage notice at restaurants, hotels/motels, and commercial showering & car washing facilities
2 Pools and Spas - Require covers
for pools and spas 0-1% Require covers for swimming pools and spas when not in use 3 Other - Prohibit use of potable
water for washing hard surfaces 0-1%
Prohibit use of potable water to wash sidewalks, walkways, driveways, parking lots, open ground, or other hard surfaced areas except where necessary for public health or safety.
3 Landscape - Limit landscape
irrigation to specific days 5-10% Limit to assigned watering days, may depend on seasonal changes as well such as summer and winter. 3 Water Features - Restrict water
use for decorative water features 0-1% Prohibit use of potable water to fill or maintain decorative fountains and water features unless located in indoors or home to aquatic life. 3 Other water feature or swimming
pool restriction 0-1% Restrict draining and refiling of pools 3 Other 0-1% Limit the use of potable water hydrant meters, except as exempted by the Public Works Director
4 Landscape - Other landscape
restriction or prohibition 5-10% Restrict irrigation to high efficiency methods 4 Landscape - Other landscape
restriction or prohibition 5-20% Restrict irrigation to watering by hand only 4 Landscape - Other landscape
restriction or prohibition 5-20% Prohibit/restrict irrigation of turf 4 Other 20-40% Prohibit all outdoor water use
4 Other 20-70% Institute water rationing
4 Moratorium or Net Zero New
Demand 0-1% The City may temporarily limit or ban new water service connections within the service area.

Submittal Table 8-3 Retail: Demand Reduction Actions | Water Code Section 10632(a)(4)(B) and (E) Is the Supplier completing this table using the standard six levels? (yes/no) City Name 60 Day Notice Notice of Public Hearing
City of Santa Barbara Yes Yes
County Name
Drop Down List 60 Day Notice Notice of Public Hearing
Santa Barbara County Yes Yes
Other 60 Day Notice Notice of Public Hearing
Cachuma Operation and Maintenance
Board Yes Yes
Central Coast Water Authority Yes Yes
United States Bureau of Reclamation Yes Yes
Goleta Water District Yes Yes
Montecito Water District Yes Yes
Carpinteria Valley Water District Yes Yes
Santa Ynez River Water Conservation
District, Improvement District No. 1 Yes Yes
NOTES:

Submittal Table 10-1 Retail: Notification to Cities and Counties | Water Code Section 10621(b) and 10642
City of Santa Barbara Consistency with the Delta Plan
2025 Urban Water Management Plan | C
Appendix C Consistency with the Delta
Plan
C
City of Santa Barbara 2025 UWMP
App C - Delta Reliance_05.04.2026 C-1
2025 UWMP APPENDIX C: QUANTIFYING REGIONAL SELF-RELIANCE AND

REDUCED RELIANCE ON WATER SUPPLIES FROM THE DELTA

WATERSHED
1 Background
Under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Reform Act of 2009, state and local public agencies proposing a covered action in the Delta, prior to initiating the implementation of that action, must prepare a written certification of consistency with detailed findings as to whether the covered action is consistent with applicable Delta Plan policies and submit that certification to the Delta Stewardship Council. Anyone may appeal a certification of consistency, and if the Delta Stewardship Council grants the appeal, the covered action may not be implemented until the agency proposing the covered action submits a revised certification of consistency, and either no appeal is filed, or the Delta Stewardship Council denies the subsequent appeal.

An urban water supplier that anticipates participating in or receiving water from a proposed covered action such as a multi-year water transfer, conveyance facility, or new diversion that involves transferring water through, exporting water from, or using water in the Delta should provide information in their 2015 and subsequent Urban Water Management Plans (UWMPs) that can then be used in the covered action process to demonstrate consistency with Delta Plan Policy WR P1, Reduce Reliance on the Delta Through Improved Regional Water Self-Reliance (WR P1).

WR P1 details what is needed for a covered action to demonstrate consistency with reduced reliance on the Delta and improved regional self-reliance. WR P1 subsection (a) states that:
(a) Water shall not be exported from, transferred through, or used in the Delta if all of the following apply:
(1) One or more water suppliers that would receive water as a result of the export, transfer, or use have failed to adequately contribute to reduced reliance on the Delta and improved regional self-reliance consistent with all of the requirements listed in paragraph (1) of subsection (c);
(2) That failure has significantly caused the need for the export, transfer, or use; and (3) The export, transfer, or use would have a significant adverse environmental impact in the Delta.

WR P1 subsection (c)(1) further defines what adequately contributing to reduced reliance on the Delta means in terms of (a)(1) above.
(c)(1) Water suppliers that have done all the following are contributing to reduced reliance on the Delta and improved regional self-reliance and are therefore consistent with this policy:
(A) Completed a current Urban or Agricultural Water Management Plan (Plan) which has been reviewed by the California Department of Water Resources for compliance with the applicable requirements of Water Code Division 6, Parts 2.55, 2.6, and 2.8; City of Santa Barbara 2025 UWMP
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(B) Identified, evaluated, and commenced implementation, consistent with the implementation schedule set forth in the Plan, of all programs and projects included in the Plan that are locally cost effective and technically feasible which reduce reliance on the Delta; and
(C) Included in the Plan, commencing in 2015, the expected outcome for measurable reduction in Delta reliance and improvement in regional self-reliance. The expected outcome for measurable reduction in Delta reliance and improvement in regional selfreliance shall be reported in the Plan as the reduction in the amount of water used, or in the percentage of water used, from the Delta watershed. For the purposes of reporting, water efficiency is considered a new source of water supply, consistent with Water Code section 1011(a).

The analysis and documentation provided below include all the elements described in WR P1(c)(1) that need to be included in a water supplier’s UWMP to support a certification of consistency for a future covered action.
2 Methodology
As stated in WR P1(c)(1)(C), the policy requires that, commencing in 2015, UWMPs include expected outcomes for improved regional self-reliance and measurable reduction in Delta reliance. WR P1 further states that those outcomes shall be reported in the UWMP as the reduction in the amount of water used, or in the percentage of water used, from the Delta. The expected outcomes for City of Santa Barbara’s (City’s) regional self-reliance and reduced Delta reliance were developed using the approach and guidance described in Appendix C of DWR’s Urban Water Management Plan Guidebook 2025 issued in 2026 (Guidebook Appendix C).

The methodology used to determine City’s improved regional self-reliance and reduced Delta reliance is consistent with the approach detailed in DWR’s UWMP Guidebook Appendix C, including the use of narrative justifications for the accounting of supplies and the documentation of specific data sources.

Some of the key assumptions include:
• All data were obtained from the current 2025 UWMP or previously adopted UWMPs and represent average or normal water year conditions.
• All analyses were conducted at the service area level, and all data reflect the total contributions of City and its customers as well as their customers.

To calculate the expected outcomes for improved regional self-reliance and reduced Delta reliance, a baseline is needed to compare against. This analysis uses a normal water year representation of 2010 as the baseline, which is consistent with the approach described in the Guidebook Appendix C. Data for the 2010 baseline were taken from City’s 2005 UWMP as the UWMPs generally do not provide normal water year data for the year that they are adopted (i.e., 2005 UWMP forecasts begin in 2010, 2010 UWMP forecasts begin in 2015, and so on).

Consistent with the 2010 baseline data approach, the expected outcomes for improved regional selfreliance and reduced Delta reliance for 2015, 2020, and 2025 were taken from City’s 2010, 2015, and City of Santa Barbara 2025 UWMP
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2020 UWMPs, respectively. Expected outcomes for 2030-2050 are from the current 2025 UWMP.

Documentation of the specific data sources and assumptions are included in the discussions below. 3 Demonstration of Regional Self-Reliance
Service Area Demands without Water Use Efficiency
In alignment with the Guidebook Appendix C, this analysis uses normal water year demands, rather than normal water year supplies to calculate expected outcomes in terms of the percentage of water used.

Using normal water year demands serves as a proxy for the amount of supplies that would be used in a normal water year, which helps alleviate issues associated with how supply capability is presented to fulfill requirements of the UWMP Act versus how supplies might be accounted for to demonstrate consistency with WR P1.

Because WR P1 considers water use efficiency savings a source of water supply, water suppliers such as City that do not explicitly quantify water use efficiency savings in their UWMPs can calculate their embedded water use efficiency savings based on changes in forecasted per capita water use since the baseline.

Agencies that explicitly calculate and report water use efficiency savings in their UWMP will need to make an adjustment to properly reflect normal water year demands in the calculation of reduced reliance. As explained in the Guidebook Appendix C, water use efficiency savings must be added back to the normal year demands to represent demands without water use efficiency savings accounted for; otherwise the effect of water use efficiency savings on regional self-reliance would be overestimated. Table 1 shows the results of this adjustment for City. Supporting narratives and documentation for all the data shown in Table 1 are provided below.

Service Area Demands with Water Use Efficiency
The service area demands shown in Table 1 represent the total water demands for City’s service area.

The demand data shown in Table 1 were collected from the following sources:
• Baseline (2010): City 2005 UWMP, Figure 9
• 2015: City 2010 UWMP, Table 6
• 2020: City 2015 UWMP, 3
• 2025: City 2020 UWMP, Table 5
• 2030-2050: City 2025 UWMP, Table 4-3
Service Area Population
The population data shown in Table 1 were collected from the following sources:
• Baseline (2010): City 2015 UWMP, Table 2
• 2015: City 2015 UWMP, Table 2
• 2020: City 2020 UWMP, Table 3
• 2025-2050: City 2025 UWMP, Table 3-2
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Estimated Water Use Efficiency Since Baseline
Calculated using “Potable Service Area Demands with Water Use Efficiency” divided by “Service Area Population” and then calculating Estimated Water Use Efficiency Since Baseline by comparing with 2010 Per Capita Water Use.

Service Area Water Demands without Water Use Efficiency Add “Service Area Demands with Water Use Efficiency” to “Estimated Water Use Efficiency Since Baseline.”
Supplies Contributing to Regional Self-Reliance
For a covered action to demonstrate consistency with the Delta Plan, WR P1 subsection (c)(1)(C) states that water suppliers must report the expected outcomes for measurable improvement in regional selfreliance. Table 2 shows expected outcomes for supplies contributing to regional self-reliance both in amount and as a percentage. The numbers shown in Table 2 represent efforts to improve regional selfreliance for City’s entire service area. Supporting narratives and documentation for all of the data shown in Table 2 are provided below.

Water Use Efficiency
The water use efficiency information shown in Table 2 is taken directly from Table 1.

Water Recycling
The water recycling information shown in Table 2 is taken directly from Table 1.

Advanced Water Technologies
The advanced water technologies data shown in Table 2 represent projected normal year supply of desalination. Prior to the 2020 UWMP, use of desalination was only planned on for extended drought or emergency conditions. Starting during the 2020 UWMP, desalination is now considered part of the City’s water supply portfolio to support drought preparedness, response, and recovery. Based on this information, desalination data was estimated from the following sources:
• Baseline (2010): City 2005 UWMP, Page 15
• 2015: City 2010 UWMP, Page 27
• 2020: City 2015 UWMP, Page 48
• 2020: City 2020 UWMP, Table 12
• 2030-2050: City 2025 UWMP, Table 6-6
Local and Regional Water Supply and Storage Programs
The local and regional water supply and storage programs data shown in Table 2 represent average annual supply projections by the City for the Cachuma Project, Gibraltar Reservoir, Mission Tunnel, and Devil’s Creek. Based on this information, groundwater pumping data was estimated from the following sources:

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• Baseline (2010): City 2005 UWMP, Pages 7 to 10
• 2015: City 2010 UWMP, Table 12
• 2020: City 2015 UWMP, Table 15
• 2025: City 2020 UWMP, Table 12
• 2030-2050: City 2025 UWMP, Table 6-6
Other Programs and Projects the Contribute to Regional Self-Reliance The Other Programs and Projects the Contribute to Regional Self-Reliance data shown in Table 2 represent groundwater pumping perennial yield estimates by the City for 2010-2025 and the established safe yield for 2030-2050. The City worked with USGS to update the safe yield of their groundwater basins in 2024. Based on this information, groundwater pumping data was estimated from the following sources:
• Baseline (2010): City 2005 UWMP, Page 11
• 2015: City 2010 UWMP, Table 12
• 2020: City 2015 UWMP, Table 15
• 2025: City 2020 UWMP, Table 12
• 2030-2050: City 2025 UWMP, Table 6-6
Conclusions
The results shown in Table 2 demonstrate that City’s service area is measurably improving its regional self-reliance, both as an amount of water used and as a percentage of water used. The following provides a summary of the near-term (2030) and long-term (2050) expected outcomes for City’s Delta reliance on supplies from the Delta watershed:
• Near-term (2030): Normal water year regional self-reliance increased by 5,400 AF from the 2010 baseline, this represents an increase of 30 percent of 2030 normal water year demands without water use efficiency (Table 2).
• Long-term (2045): Normal water year regional self-reliance increased by 6,000 AF from the 2010 baseline, this represents an increase of 30 percent of 2050 normal water year demands without water use efficiency (Table 2).
4 Demonstration of Reduced Reliance on the Delta
City’s service area reduces reliance on the Delta through investments in non-Delta water supplies, local water supplies, and regional and local demand management measures. For reduced reliance on supplies from the Delta Watershed, the data used in this analysis represent the total regional efforts of the City.

Calculation of Reliance on Water Supplies from the Delta Watershed The calculation of reliance on water supplies from the Delta watershed, shown in Table 3, is based on the following assumptions. City water supplies from the Delta watershed include:
• CVP/SWP Contract Supplies
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CVP/SWP Contract Supplies
The supply data shown in Table 3 is for City’s SWP Table A allocation and were collected from the following sources:
• Baseline (2010): The 2009 State Water Project Delivery Capability Report that identified an average SWP reliability of 60%. This baseline source is recommended by the Central Coast Water Authority.
• 2015: City 2010 UWMP, Page 25
• 2020: City 2015 UWMP, Table 15
• 2025: City 2020 UWMP, Table 12
• 2030-2050: City 2025 UWMP, Table 6-6
Change in Supplies from the Delta Watershed
Adds “CVP/SWP Contract Supplies” and “Other Water Supplies from the Delta Watershed” to get total Water Supplies from the Delta Watershed and calculates changes from the 2010 baseline.

Percent Change in Supplies from the Delta Watershed
Divides “Water Supplies from the Delta Watershed” by “Service Area Demands without Water Use Efficiency” and calculates changes from the 2010 baseline.

Conclusions
The results shown in Table 3 show that the City is measurably reducing reliance on the Delta, both as an amount of water used and as a percentage of water used. The following provides a summary of the nearterm (2030) and long-term (2050) expected outcomes for City’s Delta reliance on supplies from the Delta watershed:
• Near-term (2030): Normal water year reliance on supplies from the Delta watershed decreased by 244 AF from the 2010 baseline, this represents a decrease of two percent of 2030 normal water year demands without water use efficiency (Table 3). • Long-term (2050): Normal water year reliance on supplies from the Delta watershed decreased by 437 AF from the 2010 baseline, this represents a decrease of four percent of 2050 normal water year demands without water use efficiency (Table 3). 5 UWMP Implementation
In addition to the analysis and documentation described above, WR P1 subsection (c)(1)(B) requires that all programs and projects included in the UWMP that are locally cost-effective and technically feasible, which reduce reliance on the Delta, are identified, evaluated, and implemented consistent with the implementation schedule. WR P1 (c)(1)(B) states that:
(B) Identified, evaluated, and commenced implementation, consistent with the implementation schedule set forth in the Plan, of all programs and projects included in the Plan that are locally cost effective and technically feasible which reduce reliance on the Delta[.] City of Santa Barbara 2025 UWMP
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In accordance with Water Code Section 10631(f), water suppliers must already include in their UWMP a detailed description of expected future projects and programs that they may implement to increase the amount of water supply available to them in normal and single-dry water years and for a period of drought lasting five consecutive years. The UWMP description must also identify specific projects, include a description of the increase in water supply that is expected to be available from each project, and include an estimate regarding the implementation timeline for each project or program.

Chapter 6 of City’s 2025 UWMP summarizes the implementation plan and continued progress in developing a diversified water portfolio to meet the region’s water needs.

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Table 1. Calculation of Service Area Water Demands without Water Use Efficiency (UWMP Table C-1 and Table C-2) Table C-1: Optional Calculation of Water Use Efficiency -To be completed if Water Supplier does not specifically estimate Water Use Efficiency as a supply Service Area Water Use Efficiency Demands
(Acre-Feet)
Baseline
(2010) 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050
Service Area Water Demands with Water Use Efficiency Accounted For 14,200 13,310 13,176 12,669 10,480 10,468 10,443 10,405 10,398 Non-Potable Water Demands 800 875 950 1,221 1,020 1,020 1,020 1,020 1,020 Potable Service Area Demands with Water Use Efficiency Accounted For 13,400 12,435 12,226 11,448 9,460 9,448 9,423 9,385 9,378 Total Service Area Population
Baseline
(2010) 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050
Service Area Population 91,114 # 93,532 96,027 93,334 94,592 95,868 97,160 97,617 98,078 Water Use Efficiency Since Baseline
(Acre-Feet)
Baseline
(2010) 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050
Per Capita Water Use (GPCD) 131 119 114 110 89 88 87 86 85 Change in Per Capita Water Use from Baseline (GPCD) (13) (18) (22) (42) (43) (45) (45) (46) Estimated Water Use Efficiency Since Baseline 1,321 1,897 2,278 4,452 4,651 4,866 4,971 5,046 Table C-2: Calculation of Service Area Water Demands Without Water Use Efficiency Total Service Area Water Demands
(Acre-Feet)
Baseline
(2010) 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050
Service Area Water Demands with Water Use Efficiency Accounted For 14,200 13,310 13,176 12,669 10,480 10,468 10,443 10,405 10,398 Reported Water Use Efficiency or Estimated Water Use Efficiency Since Baseline - 1,321 1,897 2,278 4,452 4,651 4,866 4,971 5,046 Service Area Water Demands without Water Use Efficiency Accounted For 14,200 14,631 15,073 14,947 14,932 15,119 15,309 15,376 15,444 City of Santa Barbara 2025 UWMP
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Table 2. Calculation of Supplies Contributing to Regional Self-Reliance (UWMP Table C-3) Table C-3: Calculation of Supplies Contributing to Regional Self-Reliance Water Supplies Contributing to Regional Self-Reliance
(Acre-Feet)
Baseline
(2010) 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050
Water Use Efficiency - 1,321 1,897 2,278 4,452 4,651 4,866 4,971 5,046 Water Recycling 800 875 950 1,221 1,020 1,020 1,020 1,020 1,020 Stormwater Capture and Use
Advanced Water Technologies - - - 3,125 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 Conjunctive Use Projects
Local and Regional Water Supply and Storage Projects 14,345 12,503 12,503 12,997 13,029 13,029 13,029 13,029 13,029 Other Programs and Projects the Contribute to Regional Self-Reliance 1,400 1,083 1,083 1,250 972 972 972 972 972 Water Supplies Contributing to Regional Self-Reliance 16,545 15,782 16,433 20,871 21,973 22,172 22,387 22,492 22,567 Service Area Water Demands without Water Use Efficiency (Acre-Feet)
Baseline
(2010) 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050
Service Area Water Demands without Water Use Efficiency Accounted For 14,200 14,631 15,073 14,947 14,932 15,119 15,309 15,376 15,444 Change in Regional Self Reliance
(Acre-Feet)
Baseline
(2010) 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050
Water Supplies Contributing to Regional Self-Reliance 16,545 15,782 16,433 20,871 21,973 22,172 22,387 22,492 22,567 Change in Water Supplies Contributing to Regional Self-Reliance (763) (112) 4,326 5,428 5,627 5,842 5,947 6,022 Percent Change in Regional Self Reliance
(As Percent of Demand w/out WUE)
Baseline
(2010) 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050
Percent of Water Supplies Contributing to Regional Self-Reliance 116.5% 107.9% 109.0% 139.6% 147.2% 146.6% 146.2% 146.3% 146.1% Change in Percent of Water Supplies Contributing to Regional Self-Reliance -8.6% -7.5% 23.1% 30.6% 30.1% 29.7% 29.8% 29.6% City of Santa Barbara 2025 UWMP
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Table 3. Reliance on Water Supplies from the Delta Watershed (UWMP Table C-4) Water Supplies from the Delta Watershed
(Acre-Feet)
Baseline
(2010) 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050
CVP/SWP Contract Supplies 1,980 1,980 2,001 1,865 1,736 1,688 1,639 1,591 1,543 Delta/Delta Tributary Diversions
Transfers and Exchanges of Supplies from the Delta Watershed Other Water Supplies from the Delta Watershed
Total Water Supplies from the Delta Watershed 1,980 1,980 2,001 1,865 1,736 1,688 1,639 1,591 1,543 Service Area Water Demands without Water Use Efficiency (Acre-Feet)
Baseline
(2010) 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050
Service Area Water Demands without Water Use Efficiency Accounted For 14,200 14,631 15,073 14,947 14,932 15,119 15,309 15,376 15,444 Change in Supplies from the Delta Watershed
(Acre-Feet)
Baseline
(2010) 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050
Water Supplies from the Delta Watershed 1,980 1,980 2,001 1,865 1,736 1,688 1,639 1,591 1,543 Change in Water Supplies from the Delta Watershed - 21 (115) (244) (292) (341) (389) (437) Percent Change in Supplies from the Delta Watershed
(As a Percent of Demand w/out WUE)
Baseline
(2010) 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050
Percent of Water Supplies from the Delta Watershed 13.9% 13.5% 13.3% 12.5% 11.6% 11.2% 10.7% 10.3% 10.0% Change in Percent of Water Supplies from the Delta Watershed -0.4% -0.7% -1.5% -2.3% -2.8% -3.2% -3.6% -4.0% City of Santa Barbara Documentation of Public Noticing, Coordination, and Adoption
2025 Urban Water Management Plan | D
Appendix D Documentation of Public
Noticing, Coordination, and
Adoption
D
January 15, 2026
Ray Stokes
Executive Director
Central Coast Water Authority
[email protected]
Delivered Via Email
Subject: Notice of Preparation of the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan and Shortage Contingency Plan
Dear Ray Stokes:

The City of Santa Barbara (City) is in the process of preparing its 2025 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) and Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP) in compliance with the Urban Water Management Planning Act. An update of the City’s UWMP is required every five (5) years. In addition, the City is preparing an Appendix to the 2025 UWMP to demonstrate consistency with Delta Plan Policy WR P1, Reduce Reliance on the Delta Through Improved Regional Water Self-Reliance (California Code Reg., tit.23, §5003).

Water Code section 10621(b) requires an urban water supplier updating its UWMP and WSCP to notify cities and counties within its service area of the update at least sixty (60) days prior to holding a public hearing thereby encouraging public involvement and agency coordination. This letter serves as the City’s notice that it is preparing and updating its 2025 UWMP and WSCP.