Project scope
An integrated system comprising Bradbury Dam and Lake Cachuma; the 6.4-mile Tecolote Tunnel; the 24-mile South Coast Conduit and four regulating reservoirs; and localized distribution systems with lateral pipelines and pumping plants. The Carpinteria system also includes an elevated 50,000-gallon tank. The page gives Bradbury Dam as 279 feet high from the bottom of the cutoff trench to the top, and Lake Cachuma as having a capacity of 193,300 acre-feet and a 42-mile shoreline.
Reported status and procurement
- Reported development
Stores Santa Ynez River floodwaters and conveys water from Lake Cachuma through the Tecolote Tunnel and South Coast Conduit to South Coast water districts, agricultural lands and municipal users, including Santa Barbara.
- Procurement availability
- Unknown / not established
A source report alone does not establish current progress or an open buying window.
Project summary
The Bureau of Reclamation page identifies the Cachuma Project in California. It describes Bradbury Dam on the Santa Ynez River, about 25 miles northwest of Santa Barbara, storing river floodwaters that are conveyed through the Tecolote Tunnel and South Coast Conduit to South Coast agricultural and municipal users, including Santa Barbara. The page describes a 6.4-mile tunnel, a 24-mile conduit and four regulating reservoirs. It also reports that Glen Anne Reservoir was permanently restricted on August 19, 2002, because of seismic-related risks, and is maintained but no longer operated. The page reports estimated annual evaporation losses of 16,000 acre-feet and describes sediment buildup despite mitigation efforts.
Evidence limits and unknowns
The supplied page context gives no publication or as-of date. In particular, it does not date its present-tense description of Glen Anne Reservoir’s status.
The supplied page does not identify a current project package, budget or financing, procurement status, current capital works, or next milestone; its Plan and Other sections contain no text.
The supplied evidence covers the page’s visible text, not the linked Cachuma Project History document, which was not acquired or interpreted.
