Alisal Reservoir

Alisal Reservoir

The applicant proposes to construct and use an approximately 1.5 million gallon (4.7 acre ft), earthen-lined agricultural water storage reservoir that would draw water from the Santa Ynez River. It would approximately 0.59 acres in area (160 ft x 160 ft), with a depth of 14 ft. Construction of the reservoir would require approximately 26,600 cubic yards of cut and 22,300 cubic yards of fill, assuming 20 percent shrinkage. The total area of disturbance during construction would be approximately 1.6 acres. The proposed reservoir would be used to support year-round agricultural operations on the same parcel. it would not be used to provide water for the property owner's neighboring parcels. The reservoir's water would be provided from an existing well located on the east side of the southern end of the Alisal Bridge. The project would also include new overhead power supply lines with at least four power poles (PG&E), water pumps, telemetry, controls, fencing, and a 240 sf (8 ft high) equipment - pump - storage area. The water pipeline route would extend from the well along the west side of Alisal Road and would then follow the power line route westward to the reservoir. The reservoir area would be accessed by a new 200 ft long by 16 ft wide all-weather road that would tie into an existing all-weather road that currently serves the Solvang Municipal Waste Water Treatment Plant.

Solvang

Santa Barbara

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Public Health (CDPH), California Department of Transportation, District 5 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights

Other (Agricultural Reservoir)

Use Permit

Biological Resources, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hydrology/Water Quality, Noise