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State Water Board: Northern Sierra snowpack near normal, reservoirs above average; Scott and Shasta emergency regs continue
Summary
At the April 2 meeting the board received a hydrologic update showing near‑normal statewide snowpack and reservoirs above average. Emergency regulations for the Scott and Shasta rivers remain in force and curtailments are suspended; water‑rights reporting remains incomplete for about 31% of holders.
The State Water Resources Control Board received its regular hydrologic conditions briefing on April 2, which showed mixed precipitation and snowpack across the state, above‑average major reservoirs and continued emergency rules for two northern watersheds.
“Statewide major reservoirs are at 117% of average,” said Abby Warner, an environmental scientist in the Division of Water Rights, summarizing reservoir storage and precipitation data through March 31. Warner said statewide snow water content stood at about 96% of normal; regional splits reported by the Department of…
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