…Mexico border gets closed, retroactive enrollment for MPP that is available for dairy producers and you’ll get the details from the final snowpack reading. Tune in to the show for…
California Snowpack Tripled from Previous Water Year
…the snowpack was only 53 percent of average. “Our April survey is very significant because this is typically when we see the deepest snowpack with the most water content and…
CVP Water Allocations Increased to More Than Half
…allocation reductions due to water shortages. But this year, water is abundant,” the release read. “A 55 percent allocation, during a year with snowpack and reservoir levels well above average,…
California Nearing Another Record-Setting Winter
…a snow water equivalent of 43.5 inches, another doubling of last month’s survey results. Statewide, the Sierra Nevada snowpack is 153 percent of average for this date. “This winter’s snowpack…
Reaction to First 2019 CVP Water Allocation
…work by Reclamation staff to make the initial allocation as high as practicable. However, given the current hydrologic conditions, including above average precipitation and snowpack in the northern and central…
CVP Receives Initial Water Supply Allocation
…statewide average snow water equivalent in the Sierra Nevada snowpack is 146 percent of the average for the date. The snowpack is also 116 percent of the April 1 average. …
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 02-06-19
…report on the recent storms that brought a big boost of snowpack for the Southern Sierras. Also in the podcast, you’ll hear Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue’s thoughts on USDA’s involvement…
Storms Pile On Snowpack, Big Boost for Southern Sierras
Snowpack totals jumped considerably after two storms rolled through California. Last Friday, February 1, snowpack sensors estimated the snow water equivalent for the state at 98 percent of the historical average and…
Snow Depth Nearly Doubles in Second Snow Survey of 2019
…weeks. The measurement was made at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada, about 90 miles east of Sacramento. Several January storms have helped push snowpack levels much closer to the…
January Storms Bolster California Water Supplies
…reporting, as of January 28 the Sierra Nevada snowpack is at 105 percent of the average with a snow water equivalent of 17.4 inches. With two months left to go,…
First Snow Survey of the Year Reveals a Strong Start
…approximately half of its annual precipitation during the months of December, January, and February. The snowpack typically supplies approximately 30 percent of the water needs of California. A more significant…
Looking at the Water Year Ahead
…snowpack, as the state experienced several early winter storms that brought record levels of rain in some areas. Legislative and infrastructure improvements will also begin to materialize. There is hope…
Storms Bring Significant Snow and Higher Likelihood of El Nino System
…the past several weeks of intermittent storms, the statewide snowpack has accumulated to more than double the amount seen last year. As of December 10, the statewide snowpack is 104…
Water Works: Water Year 2018 Well Below Average
…for rainfall. As of April 1, 2017, the date typically used to measure peak accumulation, the statewide snowpack was at 159 percent of the historical average. The snowpack on April…