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Wet March may improve Central Valley water allocations

Posted by: Maven on April 21, 2009 at 9:00 am

From Redding’s Record Searchlight:

The biggest rush of water into Lake Shasta in almost three years could lead to increased water allocations for north state agriculture. “We are anticipating an upward bump,” said Brian Person, manager of the Bureau of Reclamation’s Northern California Office at Shasta Dam.

Early this week, bureau officials plan to release updated allocations for the Central Valley Project – which runs 500 miles from Lake Shasta to Bakersfield – based on weather, lake inflow and other factors in March.

Snowfall in February and rain in March gave the lake its biggest boost in years. More than 1 million acre-feet, or enough water to flood a million acres a foot deep, flowed into Lake Shasta in March, according to state Department of Water Resources data. It’s the biggest influx into the 4.5 million acre-foot capacity reservoir since April 2006.

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April 21, 2009 · Filed Under Central Valley Project

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