CVWD Sources and Supplies

The Carpinteria Valley Water District’s service area is approximately 11,098 acres. Domestic water service is provided to a population of about 18,200 and approximately 3,883 acres of irrigated crops, ranging from lemons and avocados to various nursery products, through a total of 4,160 service connections. Currently the District relies on three sources of supply to meet water demand in its service area. These are the Cachuma Project, the State Water Project, and local groundwater.

Cachuma Project: The District receives 50 to 70% of its water from The Cachuma Project which stores water in Lake Cachuma. The District’s annual allotment for Cachuma Project Water is 2813 acre feet per year but it receives as much as 400 acre feet per year from exchanges with other member units.

State Water Project: The District has an allotment of State Water of 2000 acre feet per year with an additional 200 acre foot per year drought buffer.

Groundwater: Based on annual availability of other supplies, the District pumps approximately 2,200 acre-feet of groundwater per year from the Basin. Entitlements to groundwater in the Carpinteria Basin have not been adjudicated. Click here to view 2007 Annual Report.

 

 

Carpinteria Valley Water District

1301 Santa Ynez Ave Carpinteria, CA 93013