…capacity. The San Luis Reservoir has also increased to 97 percent of storage capacity over the last month. A record-breaking snowpack in the Sierra Nevada mountains is also holding additional…
Recent Storms Help to Double SWP Allocation
…snowpack is more than double the average for this point in the season. Altogether, California’s snowpack is being measured as 225 percent of the April 1 average. The abundant snowpack…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 03-16-23
…report, Central Valley flooding and adding to California mountain snowpack totals. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous AgNet News Hour…
Week in Review: California on Pace for Record Snowpack & Budget Cuts Threaten Ag Incentives
Thanks to several storm systems to begin the calendar year, California’s current snowpack is now on pace to match a historic record. One important program facing substantial budget cuts is…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 03-06-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers numbers from the 3rd Philips Snow Station snow survey showing near record snowpack,…
Current Snowpack Rivals Largest on Record in California
…of the March 3 average with a snow water equivalent is 44.7 inches. “This snowpack actually rivals 1982-83 which is the largest snowpack on record. In fact, the Southern Sierra…
AgNet News Hour: Wednesday, 03-01-23
…for cover crop management, and the building of the western snowpack. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous AgNet News Hour…
Executive Order to Keep More Water Supplies in the Delta
…The state snowpack currently sits at 186 percent of the average for this point in the year, and 138 percent of the April 1 average. Additionally, California’s major reservoirs have…
Week in Review: Snowpack at 200% of Average & SWP Allocation Up to 30%
Readings from the California Department of Water Resources indicate that three weeks of storms have brought significant improvements to the California snowpack. The comment period on the Proposed Interim Decisions…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 02-03-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Brian German. Today’s show features the latest information on California’s snowpack and a report on how a southern…
California Snowpack Already Well Above April 1 Average
COURTESY: California Department of Water Resources Readings from the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) indicate that three weeks of storms have brought significant improvements to the California snowpack. At…
SWP Allocation Increased to 30 Percent After Weeks of Storms
…SWP allocation may be updated as assessments of California’s water supplies will incorporate snowpack data beginning in February. So far, the California snowpack is well above 200 percent of normal…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 01-20-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers this week’s Chill Report, updated Sierra Nevada snowpack levels, the threshold for red…
Week in Review: Cautious Optimism for Above Average Snowpack & Another New WOTUS Rule
Even with the encouraging readings from the first 2023 snow survey, DWR points out there is a long way to go before April 1. Ag groups have questioned the timing…