With California expected to lose 10% of its water within 20 years, Newsom calls for urgent action
“With California enduring a historic drought amplified by global warming, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday released a new plan to adapt to the state’s hotter, drier future by capturing and storing more water, recycling more wastewater and desalinating seawater and salty groundwater. The governor’s new water-supply strategy, detailed in a 16-page document, lays out a series of actions aimed at preparing the state for an estimated 10% decrease in California’s water supply by 2040 due to higher temperatures and decreased runoff. The plan focuses on accelerating infrastructure projects, boosting conservation and upgrading the state’s water system to match the increasing pace of climate change, securing enough water for an estimated 8.4 million households. Newsom called it “an aggressive plan to rebuild the way we source, store and deliver water so our kids and grandkids can continue to call California home in this hotter, drier climate.” … ” Read more from the LA Times here: With California expected to lose 10% of its water within 20 years, Newsom calls for urgent action
Newsom calls for boosting water supply projects to curb California drought, climate change
“Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday said California must do more to expand its water supplies by building new reservoirs, desalination plants and recycled water facilities to address worsening droughts and water shortages from climate change. Newsom released a 19-page plan that directs state agencies to accelerate permitting and offer increased financial assistance to local water projects as the state struggles with its eighth year of drought in the past 11 years. The plan sets various targets and goals, many of them aiming to capture more water in wet years to save for dry years. Among the targets are doubling the amount of recycled water produced in the state by 2030, increasing stormwater capture 77% by 2030, and raising the height of the dam at San Luis Reservoir east of Hollister. … ” Read more from the San Jose Mercury News here: Newsom calls for boosting water supply projects to curb California drought, climate change
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