Good and bad news with Sierra snowpack after March storms
Published on April 02, 2018 at 08:22PM by By Peter Fimrite
The storms of March may not have rained glory on the state, but they dropped enough snow on the Sierras to at least get thirsty California through the year. The Sierra snowpack, known to water resources officials as the state’s frozen water supply, is 52 percent of average for this time of year — not great, but a lot better than it was in January and February. The amount of snow in the Sierra and lower Cascades is vital because as much as a third of the drinking and irrigation water in the state comes from snow that melts in the spring and summer and flows into reservoirs. The runoff goes into the state’s sprawling network of aqueducts, which supply water districts throughout the state.
Published on April 02, 2018 at 08:22PM by By Peter Fimrite
The storms of March may not have rained glory on the state, but they dropped enough snow on the Sierras to at least get thirsty California through the year. The Sierra snowpack, known to water resources officials as the state’s frozen water supply, is 52 percent of average for this time of year — not great, but a lot better than it was in January and February. The amount of snow in the Sierra and lower Cascades is vital because as much as a third of the drinking and irrigation water in the state comes from snow that melts in the spring and summer and flows into reservoirs. The runoff goes into the state’s sprawling network of aqueducts, which supply water districts throughout the state.
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