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Coastal Areas Will Face Record ‘Sunny Day’ Flooding in 2024 — NOAA

/in , , /by /E&E Newsby Christine Mui

Eight locations along the nation’s Atlantic and Pacific coasts experienced a record surge in high-tide flooding days last year, a trend intensified by rising sea levels and weather patterns that El Niño is expected to escalate in 2024, NOAA said Tuesday.

Coastal communities are expected to face three times as many high-tide, or “sunny day,” flooding instances through next April, compared to two decades ago, agency officials said in a press call.

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Pine Hill Egg Ranch in Ramona Faces Possible Cease-and-Desist Order Over Concerns About Wastewater Treatment

/in , /by /Ramona Sentinel by Noah Harrel

A state water board will consider a proposed cease-and-desist order for the egg processing facility at Pine Hill Egg Ranch in Ramona over concerns that contaminated water has been getting into stormwater basins and two nearby creeks, officials said.

The California State Water Resources Control Board will discuss the order at its Oct. 11 meeting. Public comment on the issue through Aug. 28 will be taken into consideration by the board, officials said.

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Vote to Switch Wholesalers Will Be on Nov. 7 Ballot

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

Fallbrook Public Utility District (FPUD) and Rainbow customers will have the opportunity to vote in the Nov. 7, 2023 election to consider switching water wholesalers, leaving the San Diego County Water Authority and instead purchasing water from Eastern Municipal Water District.

The district board called the election after receiving approval from the San Diego Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) to proceed.

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City of San Diego to Discuss Possible Water Rate Increases for Customers

/in , /by /ABC 10 by Laura Acevedo Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

San Diegans could be paying more for water by the holiday season this year.

The city is considering a 10.2% rate increase to take effect on Dec. 1. Then, a second rate hike of 8.7% would take effect January 2025.

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San Diego County Water Authority Sues Over Fallbrook, Rainbow Possibly Leaving District

/in , , /by /10 News by Natalie Chuck Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

In an “unprecedented” move, the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) is suing a local commission for approving the decision to allow two north county water districts to seek water elsewhere.

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County Water Authority Sues Over Rainbow, Fallbrook Agencies’ Departures

/in , , /by /KPBS FM/TVby Alexander Nguyen, Charlotte Radulovich and City News Servcie Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

The San Diego County Water Authority filed a lawsuit Monday over the proposed departure of two North County water agencies, which the water authority alleges will raise water rates for other county residents.

The lawsuit challenges a decision from the San Diego Local Agency Formation Commission to allow the Rainbow Municipal Water District and Fallbrook Public Utility District to leave the water authority and join a water agency in Riverside County.

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Southern California’s ‘Water Doctor’ Pushes for Transformation to Adapt to Climate Change

/in , , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Ian James

When Adel Hagekhalil speaks about the future of water in Southern California, he often starts by mentioning the three conduits the region depends on to bring water from hundreds of miles away: the Los Angeles Aqueduct, the Colorado River Aqueduct and the California Aqueduct.

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Multiyear El Niño and La Niña Events Likely to Increase, Researchers Say

/in , , /by /Courthouse News Service by Alanna Madden

Climate scientists are bracing for potentially lengthy El Niño and La Niña events, according to a new study revealing how the underlying mechanism for climate variability is responding to increased greenhouse gas emissions in unpredicted ways and inducing El Niño-like conditions after volcanic eruptions.

The research published in Nature Wednesday details recently discovered trends of the “Pacific Walker Circulation,” (PWC) an atmospheric phenomenon relating to east-west circulation along the equatorial Pacific.

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Colorado River Basin States Stake Out Positions on the Future of Mead, Powell Reservoirs

/in , , /by /The Colorado Sunby Shannon Mullane

Colorado River Basin states don’t agree on very much when it comes to the future operations of the basin’s largest water savings banks. One thing they do agree on: The current rules aren’t working.

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State Budget has $25M for Balboa Park Upgrades, Hodges Dam, Gun Control Efforts

/in , , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby David Garrick

California’s new state budget includes nearly $25 million for a variety of projects and programs across the city of San Diego, including upgrades in Balboa Park, a new Lake Hodges dam, a gun violence task force and a Mission Valley nature center.

The money also helps with housing projects, human trafficking prevention, libraries, lifeguard operations and lighting for sports fields.

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