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Source: City of Santa Barbara
The City of Santa Barbara is developing a comprehensive water supply plan, called Water Vision Santa Barbara to help deliver a reliable, resilient, cost-effective, and environmentally safe water supply that serves the varied needs of the community for the next 30 years. To reflect broad community values in the plan, the City has designated October as Water Vision Month. Throughout October, residents can participate in a range of virtual activities where they can express their views, learn about, and inform the Water Vision.
“We wanted this process to be as transparent as possible, with opportunities for us to hear the community’s needs and reflect them in the final plan,” said Joshua Haggmark, Water Resources Manager for the City of Santa Barbara. “Water Vision Month is offered to extend those opportunities as widely as possible, in a virtual setting in light of the challenges our community is facing with COVID-19.”
Water Vision Month kicks off with virtual Lunch and Learns led by City staff running daily from Monday, October 5 through Friday, October 9. All Lunch and Learns will be offered in English and Spanish, and recordings of all sessions will be published on the City’s website following the live events.
Water Vision Month Schedule Details
· Learn: Watch educational videos — From the Water Vision Month web page, residents can watch videos at their own pace. Topics include the creation of a water supply plan, risks and uncertainties facing our water supply, how stakeholders are informing the plan, and more. Spanish videos will be made available mid-month.
· Engage: Inform the Water Vision — Share your comments on the community message board through Oct. 31. Residents can use the Google Translate app to view and comment on the community board in their preferred language.
· Interact: Attend live Lunch and Learns — Residents can join virtual lunch and learns daily with staff Oct. 5-9, 2020 from 12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. All Lunch and Learns will be offered in English and Spanish.
– Oct. 5, 2020 — Water Conservation Strategic Plan: 12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.
– Oct. 6, 2020 — Where Our Water Comes From: 12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.
– Oct. 7, 2020 — The Basics of Water Rates, 12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.
– Oct. 8, 2020 — Methods to Optimize Water Resilience and Reliability: 12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.
– Oct. 9, 2020 — Open House Panel Q&A with City Staff: 12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.
For residents who are unable to attend the live Lunch and Learns or Open House Q&A, recordings of all sessions will be published to the Water Vision Month website following the live sessions.
For more information or to register for a Lunch and Learn session, visit SantaBarbaraCA.gov/WaterVisionMonth or call (805) 564-5369.
