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Wildfire-Ravaged Areas of California Face Elevated Risk for Flooding, Mudslides This Winter

/in /by /AccuWeather

Wildfires burned millions of acres of land across the western United States over the past several months, leaving many areas at risk of flooding and mudslides during winter. As of Nov. 6, wildfires have burned over 8.8 million acres across the United States, more than 2 million acres above normal, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.  Some of the most devastating fires scorched Northern California in early October, leaving behind large burn scars, or areas of scorched earth with little vegetation remaining.

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OPINION: One Tunnel Would Still Devastate Delta

/in /by /The Sacramento Beeby Osha Meserve and Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla

California WaterFix is at an impasse, or so it seems. In a perfect world, the project’s gaping hole in funding from State Water Project contractors, embarrassing outcomes from state and federal audits, and vehement opposition from the general public and environmental groups would have killed the tunnels. But the real world functions on compromise and profit. This view is echoed by those, including Jay Lund of UC Davis’s Center for Watershed Sciences, who say there is “no perfect solution” to California’s water crisis and suggest that tunnel opponents consider a single tunnel in the Delta.

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California’s New Salton Sea Plan Won’t Stop Environmental Disaster, Redlands Expert Says

/in /by /The Sun (San Bernardino)

California’s Water Resources Control Board described its new Salton Sea plan as a landmark agreement, but at least one expert is questioning the modified approach, calling it “Band-Aids to a very serious environmental disaster.” With water deliveries from the Colorado River coming to a halt at the end of this year, the shrinking lake will be reduced at an even faster rate, which the state says poses a public health risk due to particulate air pollution by dust blown from the exposed lake bed.

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Solana Center’s Discounted Rain Barrel Program

/in /by /92024 Magazine Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

Did you know just one inch of rain yields 650 gallons per every 1,000 square feet of roof space? Solana Center, in partnership with the San Diego County Water Authority, has brought back the discounted rain barrel program for San Diego County residents. Not only do rain barrels conserve precious water, they help protect our watershed and oceans by reducing urban water runoff, which is a major source of ocean pollution. The 50-gallon rain barrels are made of 100 percent recycled material and come with all the parts to start catching water now.

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Imperial County Supervisors Celebrate Adoption Of State Water Board Stipulate Order

/in /by /KYMA (Yuma, Ari.)by Crystal Bedoya

The California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) adopted the final draft stipulated order on Tuesday that includes conditions benefiting the Salton Sea restoration. The Board’s action revised State Water Board Order WRO 2002-0013, which was approved in 2002 authorizing the largest agricultural to urban water transfer in the United States.

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State Water Board Adopts Order on Long- Term Management of Salton Sea

/in /by / California State Water Resources Control Board

The State Water Resources Control Board today accepted  a landmark agreement that defines the state’s commitment to restore and manage the Salton Sea to protect public health and critical Pacific flyway habitat. Today’s action also outlines the board’s oversight role in monitoring and ensuring progress toward the goals of the Salt on Sea Management Plan, which sets annual milestones for habitat restoration and dust-suppression projects over the next 10 years.

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California Homeowners Could Get A Tax Break To Capture Rainwater In Their Backyards

/in /by /Los Angeles Timesby Mina Corpuz

It was raining and Judy Adler had a broken gutter. What could have been a simple repair turned into an effort to capture rain and use it for her backyard pond. Since late 2009, Adler has collected up to 11,000 gallons of rain annually at her Walnut Creek home. “This is doable,” she said. “This is Tinker Toy stuff.” More people could follow in Adler’s steps under a bill in the California Legislature. The proposal, which would encourage homeowners to collect rainwater, could make its way onto the 2018 statewide ballot.

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California Commits to Long-Term Plan to Save the Receding Salton Sea

/in /by /Times of San Diego

The State Water Resources Control Board Tuesday committed to an annual timetable for habitat restoration and dust suppression projects aimed at rehabilitating the Salton Sea over the course of the next decade. The agreement sets milestones for completing projects within the $383 million Salton Sea Management Plan, which calls for construction of 29,800 acres of ponds, wetlands and dust suppression projects to restore the receding lake, beginning with 500 acres in 2018, increasing to 4,200 acres by 2028. The agreement also includes committing to a long-term plan — to be created by 2022 — that goes beyond the initial 10-year plan.

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California Approves Rescue Plan for Shrinking Salton Sea

/in /by /CBS 8 San Diego

California regulators on Tuesday approved a plan to spend nearly $400 million over 10 years to slow the shrinking of the state’s largest lake, a vital migratory stop for birds and a buffer against swirling dust in farming towns. Funding for the Salton Sea is unclear but the plan enjoyed support of major water agencies and environmental advocacy groups and preserves a fragile peace among urban and rural areas in California on distributing the state’s share of Colorado River water.

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California Approves Rescue Plan For Shrinking Salton Sea

/in /by /The Associated Press (As published by KPBS)

California regulators on Tuesday approved a plan to spend nearly $400 million over 10 years to slow the shrinking of the state’s largest lake, a vital migratory stop for birds and a buffer against swirling dust in farming towns. Funding for the Salton Sea is unclear but the plan enjoyed support of major water agencies and environmental advocacy groups and preserves a fragile peace among urban and rural areas in California on distributing the state’s share of Colorado River water.

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