Goleta Sanitary District Energy Storage Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026100712
Lead Agency
Goleta Sanitary District
Document Title
Goleta Sanitary District Energy Storage Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
PU Zoning; UT General Plan Designation
Document Description
Goleta Sanitary District (GSD) owns and operates the Goleta Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) located at One William Moffett Place, near the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, in an unincorporated coastal area of Santa Barbara County, California. In order to achieve its long-term goal of energy neutrality and enhanced energy resilience, GSD proposes to install and operate a solar microgrid and battery energy storage system (BESS) at the Goleta Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) in Goleta, Santa Barbara County, California. The proposed microgrid system includes 807 kW of solar arrays (comprising approximately 45,680-square-feet), a 1,632 kWh/408 kW 4-hour Eos Z3 battery cube on a newly constructed 900-square-foot concrete pad, and approximately 600 feet of electrical ductbank routing. The solar installation, comprised of 1,552 photovoltaic modules, would be installed in three separate areas throughout the WRRF. The proposed system is expected to generate 1,414,000 kWh annually for the WRRF, meeting approximately 36% of its electrical needs.
Contact Information
Name
Steve Wagner
Agency Name
Goleta Sanitary District
Job Title
General Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Name
Reese Wilson
Agency Name
Goleta Sanitary District
Job Title
Engineering Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Name
Heather McDaniel McDevitt
Agency Name
Langan CA, Inc.
Job Title
Practice Director
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Goleta
Counties
Santa Barbara
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
William Moffett Place; James Fowler Road, Sandspit Road
Zip
93117
Total Acres
42.2
Parcel #
071-200-024, 071-200-022, 071-200-003
State Highways
101, 217
Railways
Amtrak (Adjacent to 101)
Airports
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
Schools
UCSB, Several local K-12 Schools
Waterways
Atascadreo Creek, Tecolotito Creek, San Jose Creek
Township
T4N
Range
R28W
Section
17
Base
SBBM
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, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), 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 Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), 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 Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, University of California Natural Reserve System (UCNRS)
Development Types
Power:Solar (Solar and BESS)(Megawatts 0.807)
Local Actions
Use Permit, Coastal Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Fiscal Impacts, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian
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
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