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The water in California's mountain snowpack is just shy of average as spring begins, with more snow coming as a winter storm aims for the Sierra Nevada. The statewide snowpack measured 90% of average just ahead of the anticipated April 1 peak. Experts say California also can count on stored water after two years of ample rain and snow. State data shows nearly all state reservoirs above their historic capacity. But Southern California has received far less precipitation than usual, and the U.S. Drought Monitor says most of the southern region is once again in moderate to extreme drought.
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California is beginning 2025 with a solid start to the winter snowpack, but more storms are needed to keep the state's water supplies on track. Officials at Phillips Station said the water content of the snowpack measured 91% of the average on Thursday. Andy Reising is manager of the snow surveys and water supply forecasting unit for the Department of Water Resources. He says the northern part of the state has gotten storms but the south has been dry. He says more storms are needed.
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Several dozen dams throughout California could store up to 107 billion more gallons of water if they underwent repairs to fix safety problems.…
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San Mateo continues to recover following recent storms, with the city evaluating ways to better prepare and ordering a third-party report into…
Atmospheric rivers pounding California since late last year have coated mountains with a full winter's worth of snow and begun raising reservoir levels but experts say it will take much more to precipitation to reverse the effects of years of drought. The U.S. Drought Monitor's weekly update Thursday shows that "extreme" drought has been virtually eliminated. Two weeks ago extreme drought covered 35% of California. The Drought Monitor characterizes the improvement as a significant reduction in drought intensity but cautions that large parts of the state still have moisture deficits. Most of the state is now in the "severe" or "moderate" categories of drought.
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San Mateo County has announced it and the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission are not expecting dam spillover from Crystal Springs Reser…
If nothing else, the recent series of winter storms has provided us with a fresh reminder of the power of creeks.
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Many of California’s water reservoirs have been at least partially replenished by the winter storms that have doused Northern California in re…