El Dorado County Local News: Resilience

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Resilience Water

El Dorado Irrigation District Gets Help From FEMA

07/29/2021
At an estimated cost of $2.4 million, the El Dorado Irrigation District will fund 22 generators—but the Federal Emergency Management Agency will pick up 75 percent of that figure. The generators will protect the water supply and also ensure there is enough pressure for fighting fires.

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Public Safety Science & Technology Resilience

How Climate Change Is Making Wildfires Worse Than Ever

07/22/2021
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Climate scientists say that global warming is making wildfire season much worse. Here's how climate change causes fires to be more destructive.

From Mountain Democrat...

Public Safety Resilience

Sierra Nevada Conservancy Puts $19 Million Into Wildfire Resilience

07/20/2021
The Sierra Nevada Conservancy Governing Board has authorized 15 forest and wildfire resilience grants totaling more than $19 million under a new Immediate Action Wildfire and Forest Resilience grant program.

From Georgetown Gazette...

Resilience Water Sacramento Municipal Utility District

SMUD Buys Chili Bar Project From PG&E

07/03/2021
Sacramento Municipal Utility District has paid $10.4 million to PG&E for its Chili Bar Project, a hydroelectric powerhouse, dam and reservoir north of Placerville on the South Fork of the American River.

From The Sacramento Bee...

Public Safety Resilience

California Wildfire Victims Face Another Obstacle: Insurance Companies

06/20/2021
From wine country to the Sierra Nevada foothills, tens of thousands of rural Californians have been deserted by their insurance carriers because of wildfire risk, forcing them to find replacement coverage at double or triple the rate.

From Tahoe Daily Tribune...

Public Safety Resilience

Quake Shakes the Lake

05/27/2021
The United States Geological Survey reported that a preliminary magnitude-4.1 temblor hit on May 28, with the epicenter located under Lake Tahoe about 5.5 miles southeast of Dollar Point on the North Shore.

From CapRadio...

COVID-19 Health Resilience

The Final Month of Masking?

05/16/2021
While the federal government has loosened mask mandates, California Health officials announced Monday that masks will be required indoors until June 15.

From The Sacramento Bee...

Resilience Public Safety

Earthquakes Roll Through Tahoe Region

05/05/2021
A series of small earthquakes rattled the Lake Tahoe region in quick succession on May 6. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the largest was near Truckee and registered. magnitude 4.7.

From The Sacramento Bee...

Public Safety Resilience State of California

Newsom Strikes Deal to Put $536 Million Toward Fire Prevention

04/07/2021
On April 8, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a deal with legislative leaders to spend $536 million on increase fire prevention, including forestry management, improvements in defensible space around rural homes, vegetation management and “home hardening.”

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Environment Land Use & Development Resilience Government

Fighting Fire With Fire

11/13/2020