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Desal Link Pipeline Project

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Public Works Engineering Division
DesalLink@SantaBarbaraCA.gov
(805) 564-5376

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The Desal Link pipeline connects key community water sources with a new underground pipeline between the Charles E. Meyer Desalination Plant and water mains connected to the Cater Water Treatment Plant. The pipeline installation was completed in 2023 and is part of a series of projects to enable desalinated water to reach our entire service area while enhancing system resiliency and improving water quality.

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Archive of Project News

500 Block N Salsipuedes - Day & Night Work in Dec & Jan
While construction crews have installed most of the new desalination pipeline for the Desal Link project, there is still work to be completed  in the 500 block of North Salsipuedes Street and at the intersection of Haley Street. Between…
December 5, 2022
Alternating Night & Day Work on N Salsipuedes and N Calle Cesar Chavez
As installation of the new Desal Link pipeline progresses down North Salsipuedes Street, the project will alternate between night and day work. Crews will work at night in areas with mainly commercial businesses to enable daytime access…
September 2, 2022
Olive Street Water Main Replacement
From March to August 2022, the Desal Link project will be progressing down Olive Street to install the new desalination pipeline, replace old water mains, and re-pave the street. We are taking advantage of the Desal Link contractor being…
March 17, 2022
Desal Link Pipeline Project Update
More than 1,650 feet of Desal Link pipeline has been installed on the first three blocks of Garden Street between Mission and Valerio Streets. Initially, crews were encountering delays due to large boulders and a significant amount of…
February 6, 2022
Desal Link Pipeline Project Update
More than 1,650 feet of Desal Link pipeline has been installed on the first three blocks of Garden Street between Mission and Valerio Streets. Initially, crews were encountering delays due to large boulders and a significant amount of…
February 6, 2022
Desal Link Project Breaks Ground
Desal Link pipeline construction will begin on November 16, 2021 at Mission and Garden Streets and continue south on Garden, Sola, Olive, Ortega, Calle Cesar Chavez, and Yanonali Streets. This new pipeline will enable desalinated water to…
November 14, 2021
Desal Link Pipeline Project Starts This Fall
The Desal Link project will connect key community water sources by installing an underground pipeline between the Charles E. Meyer Desalination Plant and water mains connected to the Cater Water Treatment Plant. This new pipeline will…
September 27, 2021
Desal Link Pipeline Project Webinar September 29
The Desal Link project will connect key community water sources by installing an underground pipeline between the Charles E. Meyer Desalination Plant and water mains connected to the Cater Water Treatment Plant. To provide you with an…
September 27, 2021
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