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Storms Cause Millions Of Dollars In Damage To California Highways

/in , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Alejandra Reyes-Velarde

Recent debris flows and flooding in the San Jacinto and San Bernardino mountains have caused extensive damage to Southern California roadways, requiring some highways to be closed for months as crews work on repairs that will cost at least $14 million. Last week’s series of storms, including a moisture-packed atmospheric river that slammed the state, has brought consistent rainfall to California, dumping 18 trillion gallons of rain — nearly half the volume of Lake Tahoe.

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San Diego Reservoirs Fill up As More Rain And Snow Moves Into Region

/in , /by /CBS 8 (San Diego)

Forecasters said Tuesday that California’s markedly wet winter will continue to deliver significant rain and copious high-elevation snow to the saturated San Diego area this week. From tomorrow afternoon through early Friday, another cold storm is expected to drop a half-inch to three-quarters of an inch of moisture along the coast, three-quarters of an inch to 1.5 inches in the inland valleys, 1.5 to two inches in the mountains, and 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch in the deserts, according to the National Weather Service.

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Groups working Together To Help Beautify El Cajon’s Hidden Forester Creek

/in , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Karen Pearlman

Forester Creek, an 11-mile-long tributary of the San Diego River leading to the Pacific Ocean, was once a major natural feature in El Cajon. But the creek and its three tributaries that flow through the city and into Santee via cement channels is in need of some TLC. Much of the creek is fenced off, hidden behind businesses and residential areas. The waterway is polluted with trash and is considered to have the lowest water quality of any of the river’s tributaries, according to The San Diego River Park Foundation.

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Rare L.A. Mega-Storm Could Overwhelm Dam And Flood Dozens Of Cities, Experts Say

/in , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Louis Sahagun

Scientists call it California’s “other big one,” and they say it could cause three times as much damage as a major earthquake ripping along the San Andreas Fault. Although it might sound absurd to those who still recall five years of withering drought and mandatory water restrictions, researchers and engineers warn that California may be due for rain of biblical proportions — or what experts call an ARkStorm.

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Legal Rights For Lake Erie? Voters In Ohio City Will Decide

/in , /by /The New York Timesby Timothy Williams

The failing health of Lake Erie, the world’s 11th largest lake, is at the heart of one of the most unusual questions to appear on an American ballot: Should a body of water be given rights normally associated with those granted to a person? Voters in Toledo, Ohio, will be asked this month to decide whether Lake Erie, which supports the economies of four states, one Canadian province and the cities of Toledo, Cleveland and Buffalo, has the legal right “to exist, flourish, and naturally evolve.”

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Discussing Governor Newsom’s Plan To Downsize The Delta Tunnel Water Project

/in , /by /KUSI News Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

During his first State of the State Address, Governor Gavin Newsom stated that he wants to downsize the Delta Tunnel Water Project along with the California water fix. Jim Madaffer from the San Diego County Water Authority was here to tell us more.

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Atmospheric Rivers Are Pulling California Out Of Drought And Piling On The Snow

/in , /by /CNNby Paul P. Murphy

When 2019 started, California’s snowpack was at 67%. Now it’s at over 136% and rising. The atmospheric rivers that are dumping rain along coastal California are also dumping massive amounts of snow in the state’s Sierra Nevada. Newly released photos from NASA, taken four days and a year apart, show how much snow has fallen. In its news release, NASA singled out Mammoth Mountain, which is now the snowiest ski resort in the United States, having received more than 37 feet since winter began. On its website, Mammoth Mountain says all that snowfall will allow the resort to stay open until the Fourth of July.

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Metropolitan Water District Ready To Support Scaled-Down Delta Tunnel Plan

/in , /by /Ventura County Star

Ventura County’s main water supplier supports Gov. Gavin Newsom’s scaled-down Delta tunnel project, even though it’s been cut in half. Newsom said Tuesday in his State of the State address that he wants the twin-tunnel project — designed to re-engineer the troubled Northern California estuary that’s the hub of the state’s water-delivery system — reduced to a single tunnel. “I do not support the WaterFix as currently configured,” Newsom said. “Meaning, I do not support the twin tunnels. We can build, however, on the important work that’s already been done. That’s why I do support a single tunnel.”

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Federal Legislators Announce $15Mil For Water Infrastructure Improvements At U.S.-Mexico Border

/in , /by /KUSI News

A group of federal legislators from San Diego announced the allocation of $15 million today for water infrastructure improvements along the U.S-Mexico border. Legislators included the funding in a spending bill approved earlier this week and signed today by President Donald Trump. The $15 million will go to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s U.S.-Mexico Border Water Infrastructure program. Reps. Juan Vargas, D-San Diego, Scott Peters, D-San Diego, and Susan Davis, D-San Diego, as well as congressional representatives from border regions of New Mexico and Texas have sought funding for the program since last March.

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Conserving Water Is Still A Priority For California. How About Other States?

/in , /by /San Gabriel Valley Tribuneby Steve Scauzillo

The Metropolitan Water District last week re-upped its turf-removal program, providing greater incentives for homeowners to replace thirsty lawns with drought-tolerant plants. In Utah, the state’s Division of Water Resources is encouraging residents to use more water so it can justify spending $3 billion on a pipeline that will take more water from Lake Powell, which is fed by the Colorado River, a source of water for Southern California residents. This tale of two states brings up an interesting question: Is water conservation de rigueur or passé?

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