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Hurricane Sergio Bringing Dangerous Surf To SoCal This Week

/in , /by /ABC7 (Los Angeles)

As Hurricane Michael threatens the East Coast, Hurricane Sergio is making Southern California beaches dangerous this week. Sergio is churning off the coast of Mexico, bringing dangerous surf conditions until Friday, according to the National Weather Service. Some minor coastal flooding is expected at south-facing beaches, from Oxnard all the way down to San Diego. Hazardous surf conditions will likely last through at least Thursday night. Estimates of surf heights are 5 to 8 feet with sets to 10 feet during the peak of the event.

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Water Supplies Sufficient For 2019 Demands Despite Hot, Dry Weather

/in , , /by /Water News Network

At the start of the 2019 water year, the combination of diversified water supplies and water-use efficiency means the San Diego region has enough water for 2019 and the foreseeable future despite historically low rainfall over the past 12 months. “It has been very hot and dry, but we have invested wisely in infrastructure and regional water-use remains well below where it was at the start of the last drought,” said Jeff Stephenson, a principal water resources specialist with the Water Authority.

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Reduced Sierra Nevada Snowmelt Runoff To Threaten California Agriculture

/in , /by /Phys.org (UK)by University of California, Irvine

An estimated three-quarters of the water used by farms, ranches and dairies in California originates as snow in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, but the future viability of that resource is projected to be at heightened risk due to global climate change. In a study published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, University of California, Irvine researchers argue that a 1.0 degree Celsius increase in the global average winter temperature will lead to a 20 percent jump in the likelihood of below-average snow accumulation in the high country, resulting in lower spring runoff.

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Fact-Checking California Governor’s Debate On KQED: Climate And Energy

/in , /by /KQED (San Francisco)

You won’t be seeing much of California’s gubernatorial candidates this fall — at least, you won’t be seeing much of them together. The only debate between Democrat Gavin Newsom and Republican John Cox took place on KQED’s Forum radio program Monday. Prompted by host Scott Shafer, the two had a lengthy exchange about the state’s approach to climate change. Newsom applauded the state’s aggressive goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while Cox said they would impose too high a price for the average Californian.

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OPINION: Figuring On Climate Change: Model Outputs Vary, But Worries Are Real

/in , /by /Water Deeply (New York)by Tom Philp

The state of California recently released its Fourth Climate Change Assessment. Among the technical reports was a deep dive into the future of the State Water Project and the Central Valley Project. It was over my head. It was calling my name. And in climate change’s frenzied media cycle, the whole assessment soon faded. That’s too bad. This assessment of the state’s two largest water projects provides an important but foggy glimpse into what all of our water successors come 2060 will likely be fighting about. The fog is due to how there is no single prediction from what today’s best science, collectively, is trying to tell us.

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Prop. 3 Would Pay For Water And Habitat Projects. Will North State Voters Want Them?

/in , /by /Redding Record Searchlightby Damon Arthur

For the second time this year, California voters will be asked to approve a bond measure to pay for water infrastructure and environmental protection programs. Proposition 3 on the November statewide ballot asks voters to approve $8.9 billion in bonds to pay for water infrastructure and environmental projects. During the June primary election, California voters approved Proposition 68, which authorized the state to sell $4 billion in bonds to pay for parks, water infrastructure and environmental projects.

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EPA Recognizes 2018 WaterSense Partners

/in , /by /Water Finance and Management (Brecksville, Ohio)by WFM Staff

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is honoring 20 water utilities, manufacturers, builders and organizations for protecting the environment by creating and promoting WaterSense-labeled fixtures, homes and programs. EPA’s WaterSense partners have helped Americans save more than 2.7 trillion gallons of water and $63.8 billion on utility bills since 2006.

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In Colorado, Water Bosses Begin To Accept Climate Change Impacts

/in , /by /Water Deeply (New York)by Brent Gardner-Smith

The phrase “climate change” did not appear on the agenda of a recent three-day meeting of the Colorado Water Congress, but the topic was often front and center at the conference, as it increasingly is at water meetings around the state and the region. Amy Haas, the new executive director of the Upper Colorado River Commission, told the Water Congress audience of about 300 water managers, irrigators, engineers and lawyers that “hydrology is changing more rapidly than we once thought” and that “it is primarily due to climate change.”

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A Look At California’s Proposition 3: Water Infrastructure An Watershed Conservation Bonds

/in , /by /ABC30 (Fresno)

In the November election, California voters will decide on 11 propositions. Here’s everything you need to know about Proposition 3. Proposition 3 authorizes bonds to fund projects for water supply and quality, watershed, fish, wildlife, water conveyance, and groundwater sustainability and storage. A YES vote authorizes the State to issue $8.877 Billion in general obligation bonds for water infrastructure, groundwater supplies and storage, surface water storage, and dam repairs. It also includes money for watershed and fishery improvements along with habitat protection and restoration.

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Environment Report: This Is What Global Warming Feels Like

/in , /by /Voice of San Diegoby Ry Rivard

The repeated and dire predictions about climate change can blur together. But a streak of rare and unbearable humidity in San Diego combined with recent record hot ocean water seemed to be a wake-up call for our region: This is what global warming feels like. With that in mind, there have been a few important recent reports at every level of government on what is headed our way. At the end of September, the state released a report on what climate change likely means for San Diego. Sea level rise is one major danger, and could cause hundreds of millions of dollars in damage each year and render parts of the coast unlivable.

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