SYRWCD

Surface Water Program

For more information or assistance with Surface Water Programs related to the Santa Ynez River, please contact Kevin Walsh, email or call 805-693-1156, ext. 409

Groundwater Program

Semi-Annual Groundwater Production Statements

SGMA in Santa Ynez River Valley Groundwater Basin

SYRWCD: Coordinator for SGMA in the Santa Ynez River Valley Groundwater Basin

Groundwater Charge Rate Calculation

Courtesy Notice of Recent Court Decision Invaliding Water Code Section 75594, Requiring Groundwater Charge Rate Calculation Per Proposition 26 (Cal. Const., Art. XIIIC, § 1)

Current Annual Report

44th Annual Report (2021-2022) - Public Hearings are scheduled for April 27, 2022 and June 1, 2022

Water Rights Release 2022

We anticipate a downstream release that could begin as soon as July 2022, but possibly beginning in August 2022. The release is tentatively scheduled to last three to four months. The anticipated…

Current Newsletter

Report Water Supply Shortage

The site is for Californians not served by a public water system who are experiencing problems with water supply from a groundwater well, surface water source or other source. You can report your…

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River Runner

River Runner is a facinating interactive map that traces that path of raindrops down rivers and streams anywhere within the contguous United States to see where they end up. The map uses information…

State Board Order for Cachuma Reservoir (September 2019)

State Water Resources Control Board adopted on September 17, 2019 an order for Cachuma Reservoir to protect the endangered stealhead trout population and downstream senior water right holders.

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Mission Statement

To protect water rights & conserve & augment the District's water supplies in an environmentally responsible manner for residential, agricultural and commercial uses.

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