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S.B. City Creekside Development Standards |
by Eddie Harris, Santa Barbara Urban Creeks Council
The recommended standards address inappropriate land use within the buffer space that has harmed city creeks. Crafted in response to public concern about water quality and depletion of function within aquatic resources, the proposed standards are well intended and contain important elements that will lead to recovery over time.
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Reconnections: Urban Runoff from Rooftops and Roadways to the Sea |
by Eddie Harris, Santa Barbara Urban Creeks Council
A recent email from Margie Bushman alerted me to the pervious concrete driveway pour at Owen Dell and Melanie Yanke’s house. I had heard about this method of using familiar materials to construct parking surfaces in a way that allows percolation of runoff into the substrate, and I was interested in learning about it.
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SBUCC Positions on the Issues |
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