Above-average snow levels are uplifting the moods of water users in the Southwest.
“Every high-altitude region of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming is above average for this time of year,” reports Fronteras. “Right now, it’s still piling up, past the usual amount that’s on the ground when it starts to melt off in the Spring. Normally, that total isn’t reached until early April.”
Reviewing the National Drought Information System, The Hill
Lake Powell may have reached its lowest level for the year
Experts warn, however, that while this winter is likely to help depleted reservoirs, just one west season will not be enough to turn around a decades-long megadrought. The Southwest would need five or six consecutive wet winters to chip away at the supply-demand imbalance that is straining the region’s water supply.
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