Who We Are

The Summerland Sanitary District is one of many independent special districts which are voted into existence by the citizens they serve and are sanctioned under California law to perform specific local government functions within certain boundaries. The District was formed in 1957 pursuant to the Sanitary District Act of 1923. It derives its authority in the California Health & Safety Code (Sections 6400-6830) and operates under State Water Quality Control Board Central Coast Region NPDES Permit # CA 4805400.

The Summerland Sanitary District operates and maintains:

• More than eight miles of sewer pipelines and two pumping stations;
• A 0.3 MGD (Million Gallons per Day) tertiary treatment plant to biologically and chemically process wastewater;
• A 12-inch diameter ocean outfall extending 740 feet into the ocean;
• A testing laboratory to control the treatment process and monitor treated wastewater quality for compliance with state and federal discharge requirements;
• A system for effluent and ocean monitoring to assure that the marine environment is protected and safe for public use.

History

The Summerland Sanitary District was organized in 1957 by the residents of Summerland as an independent district to provide sewage services for the residents within the Summerland District boundaries. Since conception and for many years thereafter, the treatment facility operated as a conventional activated sludge process. In 1991 the Summerland Sanitary District was upgraded to a tertiary treatment facility. This treatment method ensures a higher quality of effluent. The treatment plant has a design capacity of 300,000 gallons per day.

The District is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of five members elected at large. The Board employs and is assisted by a General Manager, an Office Manager/Clerk to the Board, a Treatment Plant Senior Operator III and an Operator I. The District recovers the cost of providing sewer service from rates levied by Santa Barbara County through property taxes. The District is independently audited and subject to state and federal regulations.

Board of Directors

Ronald W. McClain, President
Betty L. Franklin, Secretary
Jolene M. Colomy, Director
John W. Franklin, Director
Martin E. Tucker, Director

Staff

General Manager
James A. McManus
jmcmanus@summerlandsd.org

Office Manager/ Clerk to the Board
Marjon A. Souza
msouza@summerlandsd.org

Operations Supervisor
Michael J. Sullivan
msullivan@summerlandsd.org

Treatment Plant Operator I
Servando Alfonso Aguilar
info@summerlandsd.org