Potholing on Highway 192 and demolition of a groundwater monitoring well along Highway 150 is expecting to begin the week of July 13 and one lane will be closed at a time with one-way traffic. Please expect delays. Future construction will involve a combination of traditional open-cut excavation and a trenchless method known as horizontal directional drilling (HDD) to install a 16-inch pipeline.

Project contact: Julia Aranda, Engineering Manager jaranda@casitaswater.com.

The Ventura-Santa Barbara Counties Intertie will connect Casitas and Carpinteria Valley Water District and enable each agency to provide water to the other during emergencies. The project also allows Casitas to access State Water Project water as an alternative water source. In addition to the pipeline, there will be two booster pump stations and other pipeline improvements. State and federal grants and loans were awarded to Casitas totalling $45M.