Abstract

Potable Water Delivery Pipeline and Project Management, Santa Barbara. California
Track: Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater
Authors: Timothy Robinson, Megan Emami, Kyle Louv

Potable water is delivered to 200,000 Santa Barbara residents from Lake Cachuma and the Santa Ynez River through the Tecolote Tunnel (TC) and South Coast Conduit (SCC). Cachuma Operation and Maintenance Board (COMB) operates/maintains those facilities. The upper most reach of the SCC needs upgrading to assure reliable water delivery. In January 2012, COMB initiated the Upper Reach Reliability Pipeline Project (URRPP) that adds a secondary conduit and replaces degraded facilities within the initial 1,900 feet of the SCC. The project will increase the operational flexibility, reliability, and capacity of the SCC. URPP as well as general management of the SCC are conducted with assistance from COMB's multivariate spatial database. GIS technologies have become an integral part of the construction and general pipeline management. These tasks will be presented through GIS generated products specifically regarding engineering oversight, endangered species monitoring and mitigation, cultural resource management, permit compliance and report writing.