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State’s drought is still here despite recent wet weather

Posted by: Maven on March 17, 2010 at 7:43 am

From the Siskiyou Daily News:

“Despite above average precipitation and snowpack across the north state, talk of California’s drought continues.

It has been a relatively wet winter across California, but the state’s reservoir storage levels remain low, said Mark Cowin, director of the California Department of Water Resources in a recent press release.
“After three years of drought conditions … even a wet year won’t get us out of the woods,” he said.

More rain is forecast for late in the weekend and possibly into next week, according to the National Weather Service reports.

As of last Friday, Shasta Lake’s level was at 98 percent of historical average – and rising. … “

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March 17, 2010 · Filed Under Drought, Weather & Snowpack

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