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Could Balloon-like Water Tanks Help Fight L.A.’s Fires? A New Concept is Touted as a Solution

/in , /by /LA Timesby Ian James

When wind-driven flames raged through Pacific Palisades, Marco Terruzzin and his family were not at home. They soon learned that the inferno had destroyed the two-story Spanish-style home they had moved into just one month earlier. As Terruzzin followed the news of the catastrophic losses, he felt powerless and was struck by the accounts that firefighters had trouble getting water because many hydrants lost pressure and ran dry.

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Advanced Water Purification Project Bursts Past $1 Billion

/in , /by /East County Magazineby Mike Allen

East County’s biggest infrastructure project, Advanced Water Purification, is officially costing more than $1 billion after the Joint Powers Authority that oversees it approved about $80 million in changes to its construction contract. AWP, planned since 2015 to provide water reliability to the region, was initially estimated to cost about $500 million to build, but by 2021, its former CEO Alan Carlisle told the Santee City Council the new estimate for the program was “north of $600 million.”

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This Week’s Storm Expected to Bring Most Rain of the Year, So Far, to San Diego

/in , /by /NBC 7 San Diegoby City News Service

The wettest storm of the year, so far, is expected to bring showers and some snow to San Diego this week. The atmospheric river storm will bring significant rainfall to Northern California and break down as it approaches San Diego County as early as Tuesday night. Despite a weakening storm, San Diego County is still expected to get several inches of rain by the time the storm is through. Rain chances will be off-and-on through Friday with rounds of rain bringing anywhere from 2-3 inches of rain at the coast and in the valleys and up to 4 inches of rain — and possible snow — to the mountains.

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Proposed U.S. Bill Aims to Improve Atmospheric River Forecasting to Reduce Flood Risks

/in , /by /Smart Water Magazine

U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AL) on Feb. 4 announced bipartisan legislation that aims to reduce flood risks and bolster emergency preparedness by improving atmospheric river forecasting. The bill, supported by ACWA, would require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a forecast improvement program within the National Weather Service.

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Colorado River Poses Another California Water Conflict That Trump Will Affect

/in , /by /Cal Mattersby Dan Walters

President Donald Trump’s intrusion into California’s long-running conflict over water management – essentially favoring farmers over wildlife habitat – has drawn massive media and political attention. Trump ordered federal water managers to release more water for farmers but the increased flows have so far been largely symbolic because farmers use little water during the winter but need more during the growing season. Trump’s action has been denounced by environmental groups which have long sought to enhance river flows for salmon and other species, with tacit support from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration.

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Newsom and Trump Both Want to Be Water King

/in , , /by /Politicoby Camille von Kaenel

President Donald Trump said he’d withhold wildfire disaster aid to California unless Gov. Gavin Newsom goes his way on water. Newsom appears to have gotten the message.

The governor has been working hard to show he also wants to send more water to the state’s farmers and cities ahead of his trip to Washington, D.C., today, where he met with lawmakers and Trump to make the pitch for federal recovery funds for the Los Angeles fires.

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Rain Showers Expected Thursday and Friday Morning | Here’s What to Know Ahead of This Storm

/in , /by /CBS 8 San Diegoby Evan Noorani

Periods of light rain can be expected across San Diego County for early Thursday and Friday mornings. The scattered showers will come along with a steady increase in clouds and overcast conditions with temperatures at their coolest this week. The heaviest accumulations of rain are favored for North County with totals dwindling as you move south.

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Water Is the Other US-Mexico Border Crisis, and the Supply Crunch Is Getting Worse

/in , , /by /Phys.orgby Gabriel Eckstein and Rosario Sanchez

Immigration and border security will be the likely focus of U.S.-Mexico relations under the new Trump administration. But there also is a growing water crisis along the U.S.–Mexico border that affects tens of millions of people on both sides, and it can only be managed if the two governments work together.

Climate change is shrinking surface and groundwater supplies in the southwestern U.S. Higher air temperatures are increasing evaporation rates from rivers and streams and intensifying drought. Mexico is also experiencing multiyear droughts and heat waves.

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SoCal Storm Systems Expected to Graze San Diego Heading Into Super Bowl Weekend

/in , /by by Caleb Lunetta

Spotty rainfall is forecast to touchdown in San Diego County this week ahead of Super Bowl weekend, bringing much-needed precipitation to the local foothill and valley communities that have been under fire threat in recent months. The incoming weather systems are projected to bring rain across Southern California’s coastal communities, including the burn-scarred hills and mountains around Los Angeles, raising fears of mudflows and flash flooding.

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Newsom to Meet With Trump Over LA Fire Aid, Water

/in , /by /Politicoby Christopher Cadelago

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who recently revived his relationship with President Donald Trump as he pushes for federal assistance for the catastrophic Los Angeles wildfires, is traveling to Washington for Wednesday meetings with Trump and Republican officials. Newsom’s aides confirmed he left the state midday Tuesday. The planned meetings at the White House and likely Capitol Hill follow what Trump and Newsom described as a cordial phone conversation in recent days — part of a breakthrough in their on-again, off-again dynamic that had effectively ended shortly before the president left office in 2021.

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