A water main break occurred on the 100-200 block of San Rafael Avenue on Santa Barbara’s Mesa around 1 p.m. Wednesday, leaving residents within a three-block area without water services. Water has flowed for hours down the neighborhood’s streets toward Shoreline Drive.
As of 5 p.m., city crews are still on-site. At 4:30 p.m., Underground Service Alert crews completed underground utilities location and marking services, which is required before city crews dig.
According to Santa Barbara Public Works Director Cliff Maurer, crews are currently locating and evaluating the break. Unless something out of the ordinary is discovered, repairs should be completed and water services restored between 10 p.m. and midnight, Maurer said.