Posted on 04/01/2010 5:55:26 PM PDT by SmithL
State officials have increased their projected water delivery forecast for the year from 15 to 20 percent of normal, the result of a statewide snowpack that has grown towards the end of winter.
Mark Cowin, director of the California Department of Water Resources, said the allocation could grow to 40 percent next month as runoff measurements firm up. But even that would merely equal last year's allocation.
This means the drought effectively enters a fourth year
(Excerpt) Read more at sacbee.com ...
Yep, we are at 108 to 122 percent of normal now, and more rain and snow are on the way. These dumb a**es have been saying drought now for 3 years and we have never been in a drought. They simply want to control our food supply. Just more communists we need to replace with conservatives.
They do the same thing in Florida. Meanwhile their projects to deliver more water to meet the increased population are 10 years behind schedule and millions over budget.
If they claimed the drought was over , what would we do with the 40,000 drought management employees throughout the State??
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