It’s something I’ve often wondered if we’d ever see—California lifting its water bans and declaring that reservoirs are nearing capacity for the first time in a long time. Drought for years on end seemed to be the new normal in California, adding to the long list of natural disasters to befall the state from season to season. But, finally, amazingly, not this season.
Oroville is approaching full, Lake Shasta is at 94% capacity and rising, the San Joaquin Valley and other agricultural and municipal segments will receive 100% allocations for the first time since 2006.
And the snow pack is just starting to melt. May this windfall be managed well.
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