Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Meetings for the Vic Trace Reservoir Replacement Project

Please join the City of Santa Barbara at two public meetings to learn about the Vic Trace Reservoir Replacement Project and review the Project’s California Environmental Quality Act’s (CEQA) Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The Draft EIR studies the Project’s potential environmental and construction impacts and proposes draft mitigation measures to lessen those impacts. City staff are seeking public comment and feedback to ensure the City has adequately addressed and mitigated Project impacts. Comments are due by July 30, 2026. 

The Project’s Notice of Availability (NOA) and Draft EIR are available for review on the City’s Project website: SantaBarbaraCA.gov/VicTrace

How to Participate

In-Person Meeting:

• Wednesday, June 24, 2026 from 5:30-6:30 p.m.
• Location: 1633 La Coronilla Drive, Santa Barbara, CA (next to the Vic Trace Reservoir driveway)

Virtual Meeting via Zoom:

• Thursday, June 25, 2026 from 5:30-6:00 p.m.
• Register by visiting the Project website: SantaBarbaraCA.gov/VicTrace 

How to Submit Comments by July 30, 2026: 

• In writing at the Draft EIR Meeting on Wednesday, June 24
• By email: VicTrace@SantaBarbaraCA.gov 
• By mail: 
  City of Santa Barbara, Public Works Department 
  Attn: Vic Trace Reservoir Replacement Project 
  630 Garden Street
  Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Stay in the Know: Join our email list by visiting the Project website at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/VicTrace.

Questions?
Contact Kelly Bourque, Project Manager
(805) 564-5579, VicTrace@SantaBarbaraCA.gov   

Para obtener información sobre el proyecto en español: Llame a Mathew Rojas, Ingeniero de proyectos (805) 564-5450,  MRojas@SantaBarbaraCA.gov