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House subcommittee hears bipartisan support to reauthorize snow water forecasting program
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The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries heard bipartisan testimony June 26 supporting HR 3857, the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Reauthorization Act, which would extend and fund the Bureau of Reclamation program that helps Western water managers forecast runoff from mountain snowpack.
The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries heard bipartisan testimony June 26 supporting HR 3857, the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Reauthorization Act, which would extend and fund the Bureau of Reclamation program that helps Western water managers forecast runoff from mountain snowpack.
Supporters said accurate snowpack measurement is essential to operations for reservoirs, irrigation, municipal water systems and ecosystem management. "Approximately 95% of our water supply comes from our snowpack," Candace Hasenjager, director of the Utah Division of Water Resources, told the subcommittee, noting Utah has used airborne snow observatory (ASO) pilots funded through the program.
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