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Tracy Press: “Carbona Weather Oracle” forecasts a rainy winter, while a state water expert predicts a peripheral canal

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on October 18, 2008 at 6:28 am

From the Tracy Press:

Often-expressed fears that we are in for another dry winter don’t alarm Paul Rinauro, the venerable “Carbona Weather Oracle.” Despite those predictions, Paul says we are in for a wetter-than-average rainy season as he charts his annual rainfall predictions from his room in the New Hope Convalescent Hospital.

His rainfall bottom line: a seasonal total of 13 to 14 inches, some two inches above our seasonal norm of 11.5 inches. In predicting heavier-than-normal rainfall, Paul is hoping to make a comeback from last season, when he also predicted more rain than usual.

Paul uses “carefully guarded methods and help from his son Larry” to make his predictions, which include the actual dates storms will arrive. According to Paul, the first storm will arrive October 24 through 26th, with the last storm of the season April 17 to 21. Twenty one storms in all! Check your winter travel plans against Paul’s storm calendar from the Tracy Press by clicking here.

But wait, there’s more! In this same article, Frances (no last name given) of the San Luis and Delta Mendota Water Authority predicts the peripheral canal will be built: And Californians shouldn’t expect to vote on a bond issue to finance construction of the long-debated peripheral canal, she said. Agencies receiving water from the federal Central Valley Project and the California Water Project will join together to finance the canal project themselves through the sale of bonds, Frances said. That alliance will include irrigation and water districts in the San Joaquin Valley, the Silicon Valley and Southern California water agencies, led by the huge Metropolitan Water District.

October 18, 2008 · Filed Under Weird & Wacky Water News

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