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Three key ingredients that have major impacts on the productivity of a water year: soil moisture, snowpack and runoff. And just like a good recipe, all ingredients are needed in the right amounts at the right time for a good outcome.
Wednesday's overnight snowstorm delivered exactly what Utah desperately needed across most of the state.
Most Utah residents know the majority of the water supply in northern Utah comes from snowpack. This means that lackluster winters result in lighter spring runoff. Reservoirs used to store water for drinking, irrigation and agriculture suffer because they are unable to fill and recover from the previous year's water use. In Utah, snow is the lifeblood of our economy and quality of life. Weber Basin Water Conservancy District provides water to a service area with nearly 700,000 residents in Davis, Weber, Morgan, Summit and part of Box Elder counties. The district is committed to protecting exi...
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's ever-important snowpack, which got off on the wrong foot, is finally getting closer to average following several winter storms in a row — and there's a little more on the way. None of the 16 Utah snowpack regions crossed 100%, or the baseline normal for Feb. 18, following the massive storm that broke records as it passed through Tuesday and Wednesday; however, some specific locations within those basins are now at or above-average levels, according to the Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service, which oversees snowpack totals. It's a valu...