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Monster Rainstorms Could Bring Flooding And Huge Waves In Northern California

/in /by /Los Angeles Timesby Associated Press

A second storm fueled in part by a typhoon hit California’s border with Oregon on Saturday with heavy rain and gusty winds as it made its way south. After an overnight lull, rain returned to Eureka and nearby cities, where winds at 40 mph and gusts up to 70 mph were recorded in the highest points. Officials in Del Norte and Humboldt counties provided sand and sandbags for residents to protect against flooding, and the Coast Guard warned of swells up to 25 feet and urged people to avoid low-lying beaches and other coastal areas.

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OPINION: Was Jerry Brown Kidding, Or Is He Worried About Legacy Projects?

/in /by /The Sacramento Bee and The Fresno Beeby Dan Walters

Jerry Brown and his predecessor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, this month jointly celebrated the 10th anniversary of California’s war against greenhouse gas emissions. Brown pointed out that Schwarzenegger not only signed the 2006 bill, but also championed two immense public works projects that Brown has adopted as his own. “Arnold, thanks for being for climate change, cap and trade, the tunnels project, high-speed rail and all the other unpopular issues I’m saddled with,” Brown kidded Schwarzenegger.

 

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BUSD Taking Advantage Of New Irrigation Controllers

/in /by /The Fallbrook/Bonsall Village Newsby Joe Naiman Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

The Bonsall Unified School District took advantage of a Metropolitan Water District of Southern California rebate program to replace its 13 irrigation controllers with programmable irrigation controllers at no direct cost to the school district. MWD has a Public Agency Landscape rebate program, and the PAL rebate was used to fund the $33,439.12 cost to upgrade the irrigation controllers on the sites of the district administration building, the Bonsall Community Center, Bonsall Elementary School, Bonsall West Elementary School, and the campus which includes Sullivan Middle School and Bonsall High School.

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FPUD Chooses Raftelis For Rate Study And Long-Term Financial Plan

/in /by /The Fallbrook/Bonsall Village Newsby Joe Naiman Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc., has been chosen to assist the Fallbrook Public Utility District with the development of a rate study and a ten-year financial plan. FPUD’s board voted 5-0 September 26 to authorize a contract for up to $106,162 with Raftelis, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and has offices in Los Angeles and Murrieta.  The FPUD action also authorized an additional $30,000 for short-term staffing support if necessary. “We expect by the end of the year, November/December, the initial results will go back to the board,” said FPUD general manager Brian Brady.

 

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OPINION: IRS Should Stop Taxing Water Conservation Rebates

/in /by /San Francisco Chronicleby Bob Baker and Art Levine

Today, along with more than 100 other elected and municipal water leaders, we are asking the White House to support local efforts to promote water-use efficiency, reuse and green infrastructure solutions in our communities.As cities and towns across the West have risen to the challenge of conserving water in the face of historic drought, consumer rebate programs have grown significantly and have been imperative to our success. However, these rebates may be considered taxable income by the Internal Revenue Service, a clear financial disincentive and one that could seriously undermine conservation efforts.

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Desalination of Seawater—Much Needed Help Worldwide

/in /by /Canada Free Pressby Jack Dini Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

The world is on the verge of a water crisis. Rainfall shifts caused by climate change plus the escalating water demands of a growing world population threaten society’s ability to meet its mounting needs. By 2025, the United Nations predicts 2.4 billion people will live in regions of intense water scarcity, which may force as many as 700 million people from their homes in search of water by 2030, reports Thomas Sumner. (1) Population growth is one factor requiring drinking water and sanitation, but there is also the need to produce more food. Agriculture accounts for 70% of water use. (2)

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FPUD Chooses Raftelis For Rate Study And Long-Term Financial Plan

/in /by /The Fallbrook/Bonsall Village Newsby Joe Naiman Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc., has been chosen to assist the Fallbrook Public Utility District with the development of a rate study and a ten-year financial plan. FPUD’s board voted 5-0 September 26 to authorize a contract for up to $106,162 with Raftelis, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and has offices in Los Angeles and Murrieta.  The FPUD action also authorized an additional $30,000 for short-term staffing support if necessary. “We expect by the end of the year, November/December, the initial results will go back to the board,” said FPUD general manager Brian Brady.

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OPINION: California Twin Tunnels Plan Should Raise Concerns for San Diego Ratepayers (By Mark Muir)

/in /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Mark Muir Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

When you visit your local coffee shop and hand over $5, the barista gives you the drink you paid for. If you only got coffee half the time you paid, or you got saddled with bills for other customers, you would quickly find another café. The same approach must now be applied to a complex challenge with statewide implications — the water reliability and environmental issues in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay-Delta.

 

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California Designs First Statewide Water Affordability Program

/in /by /Circle of Blue (Traverse City, Mich.)by Brett Walton

Prompted by a 2015 state law, the State Water Resources Control Board has begun designing a program to provide state aid to individuals and families who need help paying their water bills. Due to the Legislature by February 1, 2018, California is determined to be the first to use state funds to subsidize water service for poor residents, water rate experts say.

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Brown Administration Applies for Permit To Take Endangered Species In Delta Tunnels

/in /by /YubaNet.com (Nevada City)by Dan Bacher

Governor Jerry Brown and other state officials have constantly claimed the Delta Tunnels project will “restore” the Delta ecosystem, but they revealed their real plans on October 7 when the administration applied for a permit to kill winter-run Chinook salmon, Central Valley steelhead, Delta and longfin smelt and other endangered species with the project. The California Department of Water Resources (DWR)  submitted an “incidental intake” application for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) in alleged “compliance” with the California Endangered Species Act (CESA) in order to build the Delta Tunnels, also known as the California WaterFix.

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