2021 Scheduled Winter Shutdown begins November 1, 2021

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has finalized its schedule for the annual maintenance shutdown for the Coastal Branch of the State Water Project. This shutdown will require approximately 2 to 2 ½ weeks, depending on the location of your Turnout. Both DWR and CCWA will complete required maintenance work. To accommodate this work, CCWA staff will shut down participant Turnouts as follows:

All Turnouts will be shut down between 7:00 AM and 12:00 noon on Monday November 1, 2021.

Once the shutdown maintenance work is complete, CCWA will activate Turnouts and resume water deliveries as follows:

Water deliveries for the Golden State Water Company, City of Santa Maria, City of Guadalupe, Lopez, Chorro Valley and Shandon Turnouts will initiated between 8:00 AM and 12:00 noon on Monday, November 15, 2021.
Water deliveries for Vandenberg Air Force Base, City of Buellton, City of Solvang and Santa Ynez RWCD ID#1 Turnouts will be targeted for Tuesday, November 16, 2021.

For more information, please see this memo from Deputy Director of Opeations John Brady.

Website Accessibility Policy

Central Coast Water Authority is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Central Coast Water Authority has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at 805.688.2292

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Central Coast Water Authority has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Central Coast Water Authority regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at 805.688.2292.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.