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City Clean Energy Projects
The City is not starting from scratch on its quest for carbon neutrality. Many programs and projects are being implemented right now that set the Santa Barbara community up for success. On this page you can find information on our solar, solar and battery, green building, vehicle electrification projects, and other projects bringing our community Together to Zero.
In May 2025 the Clean Community Division completed a remediation project at Parking Lot 12 in downtown Santa Barbara. Prior to becoming a City parking lot, the site's historic uses left lasting underground pollutants. The project…
The endangered Southern California steelhead trout is native to Santa Barbara’s coastal streams, including Mission Creek. Steelhead are born in freshwater streams/rivers, where they typically spend their first year, then migrate to the…
In 2022, the Creeks Division began initial design work on the Mission Creek Restoration at Oak Park. The project included transforming an 1,800 foot reach of Mission Creek that flows through the City's…
In 2003, the Creeks Division completed a restoration project along Old Mission Creek at Bohnett Park. The project included the construction of stairs and two creek crossings to improve access to the park. Creek banks were reconstructed to…
This project installed Level 2 EV fast chargers at the Ortega Parking Garage, bringing EV charging to residents, downtown works, and visitors.
The Creeks Division has installed permeable pavers in City-owned parking lots, sidewalks, streets, alleys, and parks in several locations, in order to allow storm water and urban runoff to infiltrate into the ground.
The City has partnered with Beach Erosion Authority for Clean Oceans and Nourishment…
Santa Barbara Clean Energy's Residential EV Program is designed to make switching to electric transportation easier and
In 2021 the City adopted it’s first Sea Level Rise Adaptation Plan that identifies areas of the
In 2010 the Creeks Division received grant funding from the Water Environment Research Foundation for the Canine and Microbial Source Tracking Project. The Canine and Microbial Source Tracking Project built on efforts to identify and…
Constructed in 2006, the purpose of these two storm drain diversions was to improve summer water quality in creeks and beaches in the City of Santa Barbara. The projects diverted dry weather flow (urban runoff) at the Hope…
In 2011, the Creeks Division installed storm drain screens in nearly all of the storm drain openings in the City (approximately 1400 inlets). The retractable screens keep trash from entering the storm drains, which lead to the…
The Creeks Division's Sustainable Storm Water Rebate Program provides incentives to residents and businesses to help offset the cost of installing storm water capture devices. Rebates are offered for rain barrels, rain gardens,…
In late 2013, the Creeks Division purchased a 14.19-acre parcel on Foothill Road along Upper Arroyo Burro in Barger Canyon. The parcel was an environmentally sensitive and degraded site with approximately 1,800 linear feet of creek…
The Upper Las Positas Creek Restoration Project, completed in 2010, included the restoration of approximately eight acres of wetland habitat and an engineered storm water management system at the Santa Barbara Golf Club and Adams…
This plan will evaluate vulnerabilities of the City’s wastewater and water infrastructure from sea level rise, changes in rainfall patterns, and rising groundwater levels. It will identify alternatives for relocating, flood-proofing, and/…
In May 2025 the Clean Community Division completed a remediation project at Parking Lot 12 in downtown Santa Barbara. Prior to becoming a City parking lot, the site's historic uses left lasting underground pollutants. The project…
The endangered Southern California steelhead trout is native to Santa Barbara’s coastal streams, including Mission Creek. Steelhead are born in freshwater streams/rivers, where they typically spend their first year, then migrate to the…
In 2022, the Creeks Division began initial design work on the Mission Creek Restoration at Oak Park. The project included transforming an 1,800 foot reach of Mission Creek that flows through the City's…
In 2003, the Creeks Division completed a restoration project along Old Mission Creek at Bohnett Park. The project included the construction of stairs and two creek crossings to improve access to the park. Creek banks were reconstructed to…
This project installed Level 2 EV fast chargers at the Ortega Parking Garage, bringing EV charging to residents, downtown works, and visitors.
The Creeks Division has installed permeable pavers in City-owned parking lots, sidewalks, streets, alleys, and parks in several locations, in order to allow storm water and urban runoff to infiltrate into the ground.
The City has partnered with Beach Erosion Authority for Clean Oceans and Nourishment…
Santa Barbara Clean Energy's Residential EV Program is designed to make switching to electric transportation easier and
In 2021 the City adopted it’s first Sea Level Rise Adaptation Plan that identifies areas of the
In 2010 the Creeks Division received grant funding from the Water Environment Research Foundation for the Canine and Microbial Source Tracking Project. The Canine and Microbial Source Tracking Project built on efforts to identify and…
Constructed in 2006, the purpose of these two storm drain diversions was to improve summer water quality in creeks and beaches in the City of Santa Barbara. The projects diverted dry weather flow (urban runoff) at the Hope…
In 2011, the Creeks Division installed storm drain screens in nearly all of the storm drain openings in the City (approximately 1400 inlets). The retractable screens keep trash from entering the storm drains, which lead to the…
The Creeks Division's Sustainable Storm Water Rebate Program provides incentives to residents and businesses to help offset the cost of installing storm water capture devices. Rebates are offered for rain barrels, rain gardens,…
In late 2013, the Creeks Division purchased a 14.19-acre parcel on Foothill Road along Upper Arroyo Burro in Barger Canyon. The parcel was an environmentally sensitive and degraded site with approximately 1,800 linear feet of creek…
The Upper Las Positas Creek Restoration Project, completed in 2010, included the restoration of approximately eight acres of wetland habitat and an engineered storm water management system at the Santa Barbara Golf Club and Adams…
This plan will evaluate vulnerabilities of the City’s wastewater and water infrastructure from sea level rise, changes in rainfall patterns, and rising groundwater levels. It will identify alternatives for relocating, flood-proofing, and/…