After a rocky start to the water year, California’s late-season storms have delivered a much-needed boost to both snowpack and water reservoirs — and it’s a welcome surprise for state water officials
According to The Sacramento Bee , snow survey manager Andy Reising summed up the final manual snow survey of the season with cautious optimism: “While it’s positive news today, we know that our luck could run out and we could fall into a drought any time.”
The statewide snowpack was sitting at 90% of the April 1 average, thanks to a handful of cold storms in February and March that flipped the script after a bleak start. For example, on January 2, snowpack was just 28% of what is considered normal for that time of year…