City of Santa Barbara Creeks Division

Celebrate #NationalPuzzleDay with our Creeky Crossword Puzzle! Printable PDF available at http://bit.ly/CreeksCrossword.

Perfect time to go check out our local creeks! We just visited San Roque Creek at Stevens Park. #sbcreeks #cityofsantabarbara #stormwater #creeks #sanroquecreek #stevenspark

If you're playing Fantasy Rainfall with us (http://bit.ly/FantasyRainfall), we had our first 1/10" storm and 1/2" storm on the same day, December 28. Our winners were Orion S. for the 1/10" storm with a guess of December 29, and Jane S. for the 1/2" storm with a guess of December 27! Our winners received gift cards to the Clean Creeks Certified Business of their choice, and selected The Palace Grill and Los Agaves Restaurant. We appreciate these businesses and all of our Cert...ified Businesses (http://bit.ly/CleanCreeksBiz) who are helping protect our local creek and ocean water quality. <3 Fantasy Rainfall participants still have a chance to win the prize for total rainfall for the year. We are currently up to 2.3" - how much rain do you think we'll get this week? Find rainfall data at https://www.countyofsb.org/pwd/dailyrain.sbc - we use Station 234 at the County building downtown as our official rainfall data location. :D

Time to get creative! Entries in The California Coast's K-12 art and poetry competition are due January 31. Find details here.

Looks like we have some rain in the forecast this weekend, are you ready? Take a look around your home and ensure that any potential pollutants are cleaned up or stored properly. When it rains, any pollutants left on the ground can quickly wash into our storm drains, creeks, and ocean. This can include pet waste, construction materials, auto fluids, and lawn care chemicals. If you see pollutants in the street, storm drain, or creek, let us know! Call our Water Quality Enfor...cement Hotline at (805) 897-2688 or report online at www.sbcreeks.com. (Also, if you participated in Fantasy Rainfall, check your guesses for the first storm here: http://bit.ly/FantasyRainfall. Do you think we'll get a 1/10" storm this weekend?)

Climate change is happening now, all around us. To protect the people and places that we love, we need to first imagine and then construct a just climate future.... California middle and high school students are invited to present a video response to this question: What does climate justice look like to me? Enter by March 31, 2021 coastal.ca.gov/climatechallenge Visit the website to find all the details on how to enter; helpful background on climate change, climate justice, and climate solutions; and additional resources for educators.

Last call for Fantasy Rainfall entries! How much rain will we get in Santa Barbara this year? When will we get our first 1/10" storm? When will we get our first 1/5" storm? No cost to enter, submit your guesses by 5pm today! https://forms.gle/1rmwn6zbqVRCLuTQ8

Our coworkers in the City of Santa Barbara Water Resources Division are looking for the community's perspective on our water future! Learn more about Water Vision Month at the link here.

Get your Fantasy Rainfall guesses in this week! We extended the deadline to this Friday, October 23 at 5pm. https://forms.gle/1rmwn6zbqVRCLuTQ8 How much rain will we get in Santa Barbara this year? When will we get our first 1/10" storm? When will we get our first 1/5" storm? No cost to enter, submit your guesses ASAP! :D