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February 10, 2005
Washington's Water Supply in Trouble
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Washington State is facing major shortage of water this summer due record warm temperatures resulting in closed less than snowy mountains, and in many communities, unusually low rain fall levels.
The Natural Resources Conservation Service reported this week that the state's snow pack remains dismal, with little hope of improving.
Warm temperatures and near-record low snowfall have combined to "rob Washington's snow pack of its liquid assets," said Scott Pattee, water supply specialist for the agency.
Pattee and others are cautious about predicting a drought year.
The legal definition of draught is when there is less than 75 percent of a normal water supply, including snow pack, stream flows and ground water, and when hardships result from the low water conditions.
The state Department of Ecology called together its Water Supply Availability Committee for a joint meeting with the governor's Water Emergency Committee early last week. Ecology spokesman Curt Hart said, "The conclusion we came to is, it's still too early to tell. We're still in the middle of winter."
Sounds like a serious global warming problem to me.
Posted by Stephen Betheil at February 10, 2005 11:03 PM
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