Located in southern California on the south coast of Santa Barbara County, the Goleta Valley is home to over 32,000 residents and stretches approximately 8 square miles along the beautiful south coast, within a narrow coastal plain of exceptional natural beauty between the Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. The Goleta Valley has a mediterranean climate influenced by maritime winds from the Pacific Ocean with moderate to average temperatures year-round. The community enjoys a high quality of life and safe communities and neighborhoods. The Goleta Sanitary District consists of the unincorporated area of the Goleta Valley immediately west of and adjacent to the City of Santa Barbara, and a portion of the City of Goleta around and east of the Santa Barbara