City of Encinitas Sea Level Rise Workshop
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City of Encinitas Sea Level Rise Workshop Climate Action Plan May 8, 2018 Crystal Najera, CAP Program Administrator 1 PRESENTATION OVERVIEW How does the City’s Climate Action Plan address Sea Level Rise? 2 Global Climate Change 3 GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE 4 GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE Industrial activities have raised global atmospheric carbon dioxide levels from 280 parts per million to 400 parts per million in the last 150 years. 5 GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE Temperatures will More droughts and continue to rise heat waves The frost-free season (growing season) will Sea level will rise lengthen 1-4 feet by 2100 Change in precipitation Hurricanes will become patterns stronger and more intense 6 Local Climate Change 7 ENCINITAS CLIMATE ACTION PLAN • Mitigation • Adaptation 8 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS (2012) 9 LOCAL CLIMATE CHANGE 85 Average Temperature 80 80 78 Average Temperature 75 74 (Avg) Degrees Fahrenheit Degrees 80 70 1950 2005 2050 2099 50 74 Extreme Heat Events 37 40 93F + 30 20 Days per yearper Days 10 4 12 10 Source: Cal-Adapt 0 1960-2005 2090-2099 LOCAL CLIMATE CHANGE Extreme Heat Days (93.3 F or more) 37 12 4 11 Source: Cal-Adapt LOCAL CLIMATE CHANGE 20 18 Annual Rainfall 16 14 14.5 12 10.9 (Avg) 11.1 11.6 10 10.8 Inches 8 6 4 2 0 1950-2005 2050 2099 Fire Risk 12 Source: Cal-Adapt 6 5.5 Sea Level Rise High Emissions Scenario 5 4 3 Feet 2.0 2 Low Emissions Scenario 1.0 1 1.4 0.2 0.4 0 2000 2030 2050 2100 Source: Encinitas Climate Action Plan, 2018; San Diego Coastal Resilience Assessment, 2012 LOCAL CLIMATE CHANGE Sea Level Rise 167 cm (SD high) 42 cm (SD low) 13 CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS Increased Energy Use Increased Beach Visitors Wildfire Risk Flooding Coastal Erosion 14 SEA LEVEL RISE IMPACTS Potential Sea-Level Rise Impacts to City Infrastructure - 2050 to 2100 Impact Sector Vulnerability Areas Moonlight Beach Beach and Public Access Cardiff Reef State Beach and Seaside State Beach Public Access Staircases Buildings Swami’s Beach Lifeguard Tower Storm water infrastructure near San Elijo Lagoon and Moonlight Beach Storm Drains Storm drain inlets and outlets near coastal bluffs Cardiff Sewer Pump Station* Infrastructure surrounding San Elijo Lagoon Wastewater Infrastructure at Moonlight Beach* Two lift stations in Batiquitos Lagoon Increased potential for sewer spills Drinking Water Aboveground infrastructure near San Elijo Lagoon Highway 101 near San Elijo Lagoon Transportation Coast Highway 101 south of the Self-Realization Fellowship Temple Biodiversity and Habitat Eighty-six sensitive species within the coastal area Impacts to tourism Social Sector Economic impacts Source: San Diego Regional Coastal Resilience Assessment Draft Report (2017) Notes: *upgraded to address sea level rise 15 Climate Adaptation 16 CLIMATE ADAPTATION What is Climate Adaptation? The process of identifying the potential vulnerabilities to climate change and addressing those impacts through strategic planning. California Adaptation Planning Guide Phase 1: Assessment of Vulnerabilities Phase 2: Development of Adaptation Strategies 17 CLIMATE ADAPTATION Adaptation Strategies in the Climate Action Plan • Prepare for Increase in Temperatures and Extreme Heat • Prepare for Changes in Precipitation Patterns and Water Supply • Prepare for Increased Wildfire Risk • Prepare for Increase Flood Risk • Prepare for Sea Level Rise 18 SEA LEVEL RISE ADAPTATION Strategy 1: Continue to study and plan for Sea Level Rise • Sea Level Rise Adaptation Strategy for San Diego (ICLEI, 2012) • Multi-jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (San Diego County, 2010) • Regional Economic Vulnerability to Sea Level Rise In San Diego County (Center for the Blue Economy, 2018) • General Plan Safety Element update • Coastal Vulnerability and Resiliency Plan 19 SEA LEVEL RISE ADAPTATION Strategy 2: Develop a Coastal Vulnerability and Resiliency Plan • Consistent with: – Multi-jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan – Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazus mapping 20 SEA LEVEL RISE ADAPTATION Strategy 3: Develop a comprehensive outreach strategy – Stakeholder input – Community education 21 SEA LEVEL RISE ADAPTATION Strategy 4: Continue beach nourishment, coastal bluff management and wetland restoration Recent Coastal Projects: – US Army Corps of Engineers 50-year Beach Nourishment Project – Encinitas Opportunistic Beach Fill Program – SANDAG Regional Beach Sand Projected I & II – Batiquitos Lagoon Dredging – San Elijo Lagoon Restoration Project – Cardiff Beach Living Shoreline Project (begins Sept 2018) 22 SEA LEVEL RISE ADAPTATION Strategy 5: Coordinate with relevant regional and national agencies 23 SEA LEVEL RISE ADAPTATION Strategy 6: Map critical infrastructure and plan for Sea Level Rise Recent City Infrastructure Projects: – Marine Safety Center at Moonlight Beach – Third and B St Sewer Pump Station Upgrades – Cardiff State Beach Sewer Pump Station Redesign – I-5 and Manchester Sewer Pump Station Redesign 24 Encinitas Climate Dashboard: www.EncinitasEnvironment.org Cal-Adapt: http://cal-adapt.org/ Crystal Najera, CAP Program Administrator: [email protected] 25 .