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Media Advisory - Press Briefing at Bradbury Dam Tuesday, January 29, at 9 a.m.
Media Contact:
Jeffrey McCracken, 916-978-5100, 01/28/2008 20:23
For Release: January 28, 2008
The Bureau of Reclamation and Santa Barbara County will hold a media briefing at Bradbury Dam Tuesday, January 29, 2008, at 9 a.m. to discuss flood control operations at Bradbury Dam for Cachuma Reservoir in Santa Barbara. Due to the amount of precipitation in the area, water releases at the Dam are being increased to conform with flood control operations well within channel capacity. The releases are designed to maximize the flexibility of Cachuma Reservoir for storage and flood control operations.
Bradbury Dam, part of Reclamations Cachuma Project, stores floodwaters of the Santa Ynez River which would otherwise flow to the ocean. Water is diverted from the reservoir through the Tecolote Tunnel to the south coast area. From the tunnel outlet the water is carried through the South Coast Conduit. Lateral systems distribute water from the conduit to croplands of the Goleta, Montecito, Summerland, and Carpinteria Water Districts, and to municipal users in the city of Santa Barbara.
The Dam is located on the Santa Ynez River approximately 25 miles northwest of Santa Barbara. It is a zoned earthfill structure, containing 6,695,000 cubic yards of material. It is 279 feet high from the bottom of the cutoff trench to the top of the dam and 206 feet above the streambed. Lake Cachuma has a capacity of 205,000 acre-feet. The lake covers 3,250 acres when full and has a 42-mile shoreline.
From the North, from US 101 S, take exit 146 for CA-154 toward Zaca Station Road/Los Olivos/Cachuma Lake; turn left at CA-154/San Marcos Pass Road; turn left at Bradbury Dam Access Road.
From Santa Barbara, merge onto US-101 N, take State Street exit toward Cachuma Lake/CA-154; slight left at Calle Real; turn right at CA-154/San Marcos pass Road; turn right at Bradbury Dam Access Road.
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