Water Release for the Santa Ynez RiverWill there be a water release from Cachuma for the Santa Ynez River?
Water Rights Release 2023The Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District is not planning for Water Rights Releases downstream of Lake Cachuma during 2023. Last winter's storms replenished the River Alluvium groundwater as depicted in this graph.
Water Rights Release 2022The Santa Ynez River water rights release began August 8, 2022 and ended on October 5, 2022.
Water Rights Release 2020On August 31, 2020 at approximately 8:00am, Santa Ynez River Downstream Water Rights Release began and continued for about three months..