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January 28, 2009
Drought Predicted for Nevada and California Again
According to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Nevada and California will suffer from shortages of water due to snowpack water content once again averaging below normal so far this winter in both states.
"In Nevada, it's currently running 71 percent in the Lake Tahoe basin, 68 percent in both the Truckee River and Carson River watersheds, 62 percent in the Walker River basin and 78 percent in the Humboldt River watershed," said Kenneth Parr, the agency's Lahontan Basin Area Office manager in Carson City,NV.
Ron Milligan, the bureau's Central Valley operations manager in Sacramento, CA, said his office's initial water allocations will be "relatively low" this year because of the drought.
"Clearly, this is going to be a tight year," Milligan said. "The amount of water in storage is very low and the run-off projections at this point are very low. It's going to be very challenging to meet the various needs," as reported by The Associated Press, and published by the Washington Post.
Posted by Stephen Betheil at January 28, 2009 01:27 PM
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