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Welcome to Solvang, California
A Preserve America Community

Solvang (Danish for 'sunny field') is a beautiful little city nestled in the Santa Ynez Valley of California. Founded in 1911 by a small group of Danish teachers, Solvang now is a diverse, modern city, with fine restaurants, lovely shops and outstanding activities to enchant young and old alike.There are Danish festivals, quiet tree lined streets, horse drawn wagons, Hans Christian Andersen Park, windmills, Danish pastries and dozens of quaint shops to explore. Solvang was incorporated as a city on May 1, 1985 and now has a population of approximately 5,385.

Introducing Close the Poop Loop, the City of Solvang’s new pet waste campaign! We’re asking you to pledge to keep our community clean by picking up your dog’s waste and tossing it in the trash. Visit closethepooploop.org to take the pledge and you’ll receive a free bone-shaped keychain flashlight as a thank you!

Close the Poop Loop is a project created in collaboration with the Cities of Buellton, Carpinteria, Goleta, Guadalupe, Lompoc, Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Solvang and the County of Santa Barbara’s Project Clean Water.

Solvang Storm Water Management Program Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2013 - 14

Additional Resource Links:

Santa Barbara County Water Wise Brochures

Santa Barbara County Project Clean Water

Central Coast Low Impact Development Initiative (LIDI) 

The Solvang Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the Solvang Business and Relocation Guide for 2014 - 2015 has been released. Whether you are new to the area, planning a move to the area, or are a long time resident of the Santa Ynez Valley, you should have a look at the Guide. See it here at the Solvang Chamber of Commerce website. (Link will open a new tab or window to the Solvang Chamber of Commerce website.)

The City of Solvang has launched a Landscape Rebate Program

I. Goals of Solvang Landscape Rebate Program:
a. Provide incentive to modify landscape to use less water and use water more efficiently.
b. Educate residents and customers on how to conserve water.
c. Help save customers’ money on their water bill.
d. Helps conserve water for the City of Solvang and the State of California.
e. Benefit endangered species such as the Southern Steelhead Trout.
II. Eligibility:
a. All Solvang water customers qualify including schools and other public facilities.
b. Must be a water customer of the city of Solvang for the past 12 months.
c. Must be landscape that is not already conserving water in an efficient way.

Please see the program details at Landscape Rebate Program Information. 

Stage 2 Drought Regulations - Click Here

• Water Conservation Tips

Solvang Parks and Recreation Winter/Spring Activity Calendars are out!  Click here for fun!

California's Mandatory Commercial Recycling Measure adopted by CalRecycle on January 17, 2012 focuses on increased commercial waste diversion as a method to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. It is designed to achieve a reduction in GHG emissions of 5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalents. To achieve the measure’s objective, an additional 2 to 3 million tons of materials annually will need to be recycled from the commercial sector by the year 2020 and beyond.

On and after July 1, 2012, a business that generates four cubic yards or more of commercial solid waste per week or a multifamily residential dwelling of five units or more shall recycle.

To learn more about this new law, visit CalRecycle's website section on the Mandatory Commercial Recycling Measure.

The Green Gardener Program for Santa Barbara County educates local gardeners in resource efficient and pollution prevention landscape maintenance practices. The Green Gardener Program is a regional program designed to offer education, training, and promotion of participating gardeners and landscape maintenance contractors.

Here's an updated list of the Certified Green Gardeners in Santa Barbara County.

The City of Solvang has published an introduction to the Solvang Storm Water Management Program for homeowners and business owners.

Most people believe that the largest source of water pollution in urban areas comes from specific sources such as factories and sewage treatment plants. In fact, the largest sources of water pollution comes from city streets, neighborhoods, construction sites and parking lots.

This type of pollution is sometimes called “non-point  source” pollution. This pollution is spread to our water bodies and natural habitats as a result of run-off, either as a result of rainfall (storm water) or excessive water use (urban).

Please see the following documents for further information:

The Homeowner’s Guide to Best Management Practices

The Business Owner’s Guide to Best Management Practices

La Guía de Mejores Prácticas de Administración para Propietarios de las Casas

La Guía de Mejores Prácticas de Administración para Propietarios de las Empresas