Dan Walters: As drought hits California, long-term issues loom
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By the time this column is published, Northern California may be receiving some much-needed rain, and possibly some snow.
However, late-season precipitation does not change the reality that California is in one of its periodic droughts after two dry years.
Major Northern California reservoirs are only about half-full due to scanty runoff from mountain snowpacks, farmers are getting tiny percentages of their normal water allotments and local water agencies are beginning to impose restrictions on household use.
We’ve seen many droughts, but this one seems somehow different, perhaps because it’s occurring just as Californians are trying to recover, personally and economically, from the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.
By the time this column is published, Northern California may be receiving some much-needed rain, and possibly some snow.
However, late-season precipitation does not change the reality that California is in one of its periodic droughts after two dry years.
Major Northern California reservoirs are on
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