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Santa Barbara County Grand Jury
• 2017-2018
Youth Safety in Santa Maria Request for Response Pursuant to California Penal Code Section 933 and 933.05, the Santa
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Findings 9 findings
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No single entity has decision or enforcement power within Santa Barbara County to lead regional planning.
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Additional supply sources such as desalination and recycled water are available to localized agencies but there is no concerted effort to develop them regionally.
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The South Coast Conduit pipeline system is unable to accommodate peak water demand levels and is susceptible to single point failure.
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The Upper Reach Reliability Project portion of the South Coast Conduit pipeline was not completed as originally planned.
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Critical pipeline infrastructure, including redundancy, has not been developed throughout southern Santa Barbara County.
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Funding under Propositions 50, 84 and 1E has not yet been granted to the County of Santa Barbara for the Cooperating Partners of Santa Barbara County Integrated Regional Water Management’s prioritized list of water supply projects.
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The meetings of the Cachuma Operations and Maintenance Board do not adequately reveal to the public the competing and conflicting objectives.
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The Tecolote Tunnel is a single point failure location that is in urgent need of maintenance and reinforcement.
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None of the Santa Barbara County south coast water purveyors has established capital replacement accounts.
Recommendations 11
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R1Page 123That the Santa Barbara County Water Agency be designated as the permanent lead agency of the Santa Barbara County Cooperating Partners and granted enforcement power to ensure reliability of Santa Barbara County water supplies.
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R2aPage 123That Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, in conjunction with San Luis Obispo County, explore the Diablo Canyon desalination plant as a source of water.
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R2bPage 123That the Montecito Water District and Carpinteria Valley Water District develop more cooperation in water recycling efforts.
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R3Page 123That a redundant (parallel) pipeline system be built from the existing South Portal of the Tecolote Tunnel through Carpinteria to minimize the possibility of single point failure.
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R4Page 123That the Upper Reach Reliability Project portion of the South Coast Conduit pipeline be completed.
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R5Page 123That critical pipeline infrastructure, including redundancy, be developed throughout southern Santa Barbara County. 2016-17 MANAGING REGIONAL WATER SUPPLIES
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R6Page 124That the funding applied for by the County of Santa Barbara on behalf of the Cooperating Partners of Santa Barbara County Integrated Regional Water Management is actively pursued.
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R7aPage 124That all Cachuma Operations and Maintenance Board meetings be telecast live on community channels.
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R7bPage 124That Cachuma Operations and Maintenance Board meetings be digitally recorded and posted on their website for greater transparency.
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R8Page 124That Cachuma Operations and Maintenance Board develop and implement a plan to maintain and reinforce the Tecolote Tunnel.
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R9Page 124That each Santa Barbara County south coast water purveyor establish and fund a restricted capital replacement account. 86 2016-17 Santa Barbara County Grand Jury
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