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Board hears hydrology update: statewide precipitation and snowpack below average, six groundwater‑recharge temporary permits issued, 44% of water rights holders
Summary
Staff reported precipitation and snowpack below historical averages in many regions, issued six temporary groundwater recharge permits, and said 44% of water rights holders had not yet filed annual water‑use reports as of Feb. 3. The board discussed communication and enforcement of late‑reporting penalties for post‑1914 appropriative rights.
State Water Board staff presented a current hydrologic conditions update on Feb. 4, reporting below‑average precipitation and snowpack in much of California, the issuance of six temporary groundwater recharge permits, and incomplete annual water‑rights reporting for the 2023–24 water year.
Charest Cabell (presenting for Division of Water Rights staff) described statewide precipitation as of Feb. 1 at about 85% of average with substantial regional variation. Northern Sierra indices and snow‑water content were particularly low in parts of the north and central Sierra; statewide snowpack was reported at roughly 69% of normal as of the date shown in the presentation. Major reservoirs were reported at or above average as of the update.
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