Vic Trace Reservoir Replacement Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025110233
Lead Agency
City of Santa Barbara
Document Title
Vic Trace Reservoir Replacement Project
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Water Infrastructure and Neighborhood Park
Document Description
The proposed Project includes the following main elements:
• Vic Trace Reservoir Parcel Improvements: Replacement of the existing 10 million gallon (MG) Vic Trace Reservoir with
two 5 MG reservoirs at the same site, building and facilities replacements, earthwork, and site improvements on the
parcel, including possible renewable energy generation and storage.
• Offsite Improvements:
- Underground Water Mains: Replacements, repairs, abandonments, and relocations of aging water mains in
neighborhood areas near the Vic Trace Reservoir parcel.
- Underground Pressure Regulating Valve (PRV) Station Relocation: Relocation of the reservoir’s downstream PRV
station to an improved location with safer entry.
Construction of the proposed Project is expected to occur over approximately three years, anticipated to begin in July
2028 and end in August 2031.
Contact Information
Name
Amanda Antonelli
Agency Name
Rincon Consultants
Job Title
Consultant
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Name
Beth Anna Cornett
Agency Name
City of Santa Barbara
Job Title
Senior Planner I
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
santa , Santa Barbara
Counties
Santa Barbara
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
La Coronilla Drive & Dolores Drive
Zip
93109
Total Acres
15
Parcel #
035-033-031
State Highways
US 101
Railways
Amtrak Pacific Surfliner
Airports
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
Schools
Washington Elementary School
Waterways
Pacific Ocean
Township
27W
Range
30
Section
4N
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region 7 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 5 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
Development Types
Water Facilities (Water storage and distribution)(Type Water storage, MGD 0.000001)
Local Actions
Water Infrastructure
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
State Comment Letters [Comments from State Reviewing Agency(ies)]
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