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State Water Board hydrologic update: northern Sierra snowpack near normal, Scott and Shasta curtailments remain suspended
Summary
At its April 2 meeting the State Water Resources Control Board heard a hydrologic update showing mixed statewide precipitation, near‑normal snow water equivalent statewide, major reservoirs above average and suspended curtailments in the Scott and Shasta rivers under an emergency regulation.
Abby Warner, an environmental scientist in the Division of Water Rights, told the State Water Resources Control Board on April 2 that statewide hydrologic conditions are mixed but not critically dry: northern Sierra cumulative precipitation was 116% of average as of March 31, the San Joaquin was 72% of average, and the Tulare Basin 89% of average.
Warner said statewide snow water content stands at 96% of normal. By region she reported Northern Sierra at 118% of average, Central Sierra 91% and Southern Sierra 84%. Major…
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