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Policy: Build City capacity to be responsive to future climate change-related events and challenges.

Adaptation Strategy

Develop workforce preparedness training opportunities and programs to quickly restore essential City services.

In Progress

Adaptation Strategy

Build redundancy and/or backup resources available to support critical operations and services during an emergency event.

In Progress

Adaptation Strategy

Implement a knowledge transfer and training program to ensure that natural hazard response procedures are not lost with staff turnover.

In Progress

Adaptation Strategy

Create web map for primary climate change hazard. Update City's geographic information system database as best available science for climate change projections and State guidance is updated.

In Progress

Adaptation Strategy

Account for high heat days when planning City staff duties to minimize exposure to extreme heat and/or provide necessary protective measures.

Not Yet Started

Adaptation Strategy

Consider the value of combining renewable generation with battery energy storage systems and/or microgrid installations to increase resiliency in the face of climate change driven energy disruptions, reduce energy costs, and support a stable electric grid.

In Progress

Adaptation Strategy

Implement resilient redesign or identify less intensive land uses for City-owned property exposed to flooding.

Not Yet Started

Adaptation Strategy

Establish a Chief Resilience Officer.

Completed

Adaptation Strategy

Identify City buildings appropriate for installation of distributed energy resources like battery energy storage and microgrids to increase City capacity to respond to climate change driven energy disruption and reduce energy costs.

In Progress

Adaptation Strategy

Explore siting renewable generation projects on City-owned land, landfills, lakes and reservoirs.

Not Yet Started

Policy: Consider cost, effectiveness, lifespan, and core benefits for adaptation strategy prioritization and implementation.

Adaptation Strategy

Create City tracking system to monitor the cost of climate change hazard impacts and response.

Not Yet Started

Adaptation Strategy

Develop a post-hazard tracking system to collect post-event cost data for events that are both above and below the national hazard declaration threshold. Track in a shared asset management database for climate change hazard related cost impacts.

In Progress

Adaptation Strategy

Develop guidance for capital planning, including resilient design standards for City infrastructure upgrades that considers climate change projections.

In Progress

Policy: Improve ability of infrastructure and built systems to withstand climate change shocks and stressors, while maintaining provision of essential services.

Adaptation Strategy

Provide cooling systems for City assets and equipment sensitive to overheating.

Not Yet Started

Adaptation Strategy

Plan for a climate ready transportation network.

Not Yet Started

Adaptation Strategy

Identify and implement flood protection measures for critical infrastructure.

In Progress

Adaptation Strategy

Protect mechanical, electrical, and other key operational equipment from flooding at critical facilities through facility improvements or adaptive action.

Not Yet Started

Adaptation Strategy

Explore proven financing tools and emerging grant opportunities to fund resilience focused projects.

Not Yet Started

Policy: Prepare City for upcoming funding opportunities from State, Federal, and grant programs to ensure City is competitive to secure funding.

Adaptation Strategy

Explore proven financing tools and emerging grant opportunities to fund resilience focused projects.

In Progress

Adaptation Strategy

Integrate climate adaptation, resilience and hazard mitigation into long range planning documents as well as land use planning, capital, and budget plans.

In Progress

Adaptation Strategy

Form a City department climate adaptation working group to coordinate on climate adaptation implementation efforts.

In Progress

Policy: Protect public health and safety.

Adaptation Strategy

Identify critical transportation network elements and create emergency transportation alternatives and detours for vulnerable routes.  Prioritize corridors that act as evacuation routes or access to critical facilities.

In Progress

Adaptation Strategy

Develop flood assistance program.

Not Yet Started

Adaptation Strategy

Establish levees inspection and maintenance program to ensure the levee system continues to provide an adequate flood protection. Update the Levee System Operation and Maintenance Manual.

In Progress

Policy: Secure and maintain water and wastewater supplies and services.

Adaptation Strategy

Continue to update the Urban Water Management Plan every five years to reexamine future vulnerabilities to the City water supply.

In Progress

Adaptation Strategy

Continue efforts to diversify the City's water supply sources and reduce dependence on imported water.

In Progress

Adaptation Strategy

Promote stormwater as a resource concept by implementing capture and reuse technologies where feasible.

In Progress

Adaptation Strategy

Replace or rehabilitate water and wastewater pipes to maintain a state of good repair, minimize breaks, and ensure structural integrity in the face of climate change hazards such as flooding.

In Progress

Adaptation Strategy

As Water Design Guidelines and Sewer Design Guidelines are updated, consider climate change impacts, such as sea level rise, coastal erosion, and changes in precipitation.

Not Yet Started

Adaptation Strategy

Account for projected changes in precipitation and sea level rise in water and wastewater planning.

In Progress

Adaptation Strategy

Prepare and implement facility climate change action plan for Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant.

In Progress

Adaptation Strategy

Continue efforts to increase wastewater diversion to further reduce likelihood of sanitary sewer overflow.

Not Yet Started

Adaptation Strategy

Conduct detailed site assessments at active, identified vulnerable waste and wastewater facilities and identify climate change hazard risk mitigation options.

Not Yet Started

Adaptation Strategy

Integrate projected increases in wildfire frequency and intensity into watershed management and planning, dam and raw water reservoir operations, and dam emergency planning in alignment with the City's Climate Action Plan.

Not Yet Started

Adaptation Strategy

Promote water conservation through updates to City irrigation system.

In Progress

Implementation Highlights

Trees along a sidewalk providing shade

A climate resilience-specific fund to support tree planting was established by City Planning and Stormwater Department through the Climate Action Plan Consistency Regulations. The Urban Tree Canopy Fee established a fund to be used by the City to plant and maintain street trees throughout the City to support the goal of the Climate Action Plan and Climate Resilient SD to reduce heat island effect, enhance pedestrian experience and promote walkable communities. This was adopted Aug. 1, 2022.

Giveaways at a City sponsored booth for Our Climate Our Future

In FY23, City Planning established an interdepartmental climate adaptation and resilience working group, which includes a representative from each City department implementing Climate Resilient SD strategies. The initial meeting of the Adaptation and Resilience Working Group was held in April 2023. The working group will continue to meet regularly to coordinate on Climate Resilient SD implementation, opportunities for collaboration, climate resilience-related programs and policies, and other knowledge-sharing opportunities.

Water being poured into a clear plastic cup

The Public Utilities Department continued construction of Pure Water SD Phase 1 facilities and is continuing planning studies for Phase 2. Upon completion in 2035, Pure Water will provide nearly half of San Diego's drinking water supply (30 million gallons per day), reducing the City's dependence on imported water and providing a reliable, sustainable water supply.

The Public Utilities Department initiated the Integrated Master Plan to analyze the effects of climate change, such as increased storm intensity and flood risk, temperature changes, extended drought, sea level rise, coastal erosion risk, increased wildfires on Public Utilities Department assets and operations expected in 2030, 2040, 2050 and 2100.

Solar panels on a rooftop of a City building at a park

The Sustainability and Mobility Department continued progress to implement eight renewable microgrids. Four projects are permitted and near the start of construction, and four projects are preparing for permit submittal. Microgrids are standalone power grids that allow a facility or set of connected facilities to “island” or isolate from the grid and continue to operate during grid outages. The microgrids will help the City reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, provide resiliency during grid outages and save on energy costs.

People at a workshop in a fire station

The Office of Emergency Services offered classes throughout the year to City employees and local community members at places of high consideration on mitigation to and planning for climate-related hazards and emergencies. The series of trainings covered topics such as critical infrastructure security and resilience, disaster preparedness, advanced critical infrastructure protection, recovery from disasters, and disaster management for water and wastewater.

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