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SantaBarbaraCAgovWater
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
LONG TERM WATER SUPPLY PLAN ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT
February 16 2017
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Overviewbull Current Supply Plan adopted in 1994bull Significant Demand Reductions Achievedbull Supply Projected to be Adequate through
Planning Periodbull Drought is Still the Main Challengebull Manage Water Supplies to Defer Use of
Desalination
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Historical Backgroundbull Master Water Plan (1985)
- More Water Needed- Plan to Raise Gibraltar Dam
bull Five-Year Water PolicyAction Plan (1988)- Raising Gibraltar Faced
Challenges- Promote Conservation- Initiate Planning for Desalination- Long-Term Water Ordinance ndash
Development Restrictions
1980s Water Supply(AF of Capacity)
Gibraltar7400 AF
Cachuma9700 AF
Groundwater4500 AF