{"id":51379,"date":"2022-08-12T15:52:01","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T22:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=51379"},"modified":"2022-08-12T15:54:38","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T22:54:38","slug":"governor-newsom-announces-water-strategy-for-a-hotter-drier-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=51379","title":{"rendered":"Governor Newsom Announces Water Strategy For a Hotter, Drier California"},"content":{"rendered":"

California\u2019s Water Supply Strategy outlines actions needed now to invest in new sources, transform water management<\/em><\/p>\n

Without action, state officials believe extreme weather could diminish California\u2019s water supply by up to 10% by 2040<\/em><\/p>\n

ANTIOCH<\/strong> \u2013 Hotter and drier weather conditions spurred by climate change could reduce\u00a0California\u2019s water supply by up to 10% by the year 2040. To replace and replenish what we will lose to thirstier soils, vegetation, and the atmosphere, Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced California\u2019s latest actions to increase water supply and adapt to more extreme weather patterns caused by climate change.<\/p>\n

Thursday\u2019s announcement follows $8 billion in state investments over the last two years to help store, recycle, de-salt and conserve the water it will need to keep up with the increasing pace of climate change, generating enough water in the future for more than 8.4 million households by 2040.<\/p>\n

The actions, outlined in a strategy document published by the Administration called \u201cCalifornia\u2019s Water Supply Strategy, Adapting to a Hotter, Drier Future<\/a>\u201d calls for investing in new sources of water supply, accelerating projects and modernizing how the state manages water through new technology.<\/p>\n


\nClick here to read California’s Water Supply Strategy.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

This approach to California\u2019s water supply management recognizes the latest science that indicates the American West is experiencing extreme, sustained drought conditions caused by hotter, drier weather. The warming climate means that a greater share of the rain and snowfall California receives will be absorbed by dry soils, consumed by thirsty plants, and evaporated into the air. This leaves less water to meet the state\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe best science tells us that we need to act now to adapt to California\u2019s water future. Climate change means drought won\u2019t just stick around for two years at a time like it historically has \u2013 extreme weather is a permanent fixture here in the American West and California will adapt to this new reality,\u201d Governor Newsom said at the Antioch Brackish Desalination Project. \u201cCalifornia is launching 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nGovernor Newsom tours the Antioch Brackish Desalination Project and welcomes his new Infrastructure Advisor, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.<\/em><\/p>\n

To help make up for the water supplies California could lose over the next two decades, the strategy prioritizes actions to capture, recycle, de-salt and conserve more water. These actions include:<\/p>\n