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State Water Board hears hydrologic update: wet north, dry south; snowpack uneven
Summary
Board staff reported Jan. 5 that the 2025 water year so far is wetter than average in northern California and drier in the south, with statewide precipitation about 115% of normal and substantial regional variability. Staff cautioned that current snowpack and midwinter high flows do not guarantee summertime flows.
Board staff gave the State Water Resources Control Board an informational briefing Jan. 5 summarizing statewide precipitation, snowpack and reservoir conditions and advising that midwinter wet conditions do not guarantee adequate summer flows.
Jessica Bean of the Division of Water Rights presented maps and charts showing a strong north–south contrast in precipitation and snowpack: “we're looking at a 115 percent of average for the state,” she said, and noted that the northern…
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