Thursday, January 5, 2012

California Farmers, Ski Areas Fret About Dry Spell

TAHOE CITY, Calif.?California's wet season has started off bone dry, leaving water managers and the state's huge agriculture industry nervously eyeing the prospect that a dry spell could turn into another drought.

The shortage of snow, which has already hurt ski resorts in a number of states, follows an unusually heavy snowfall last year that has left adequate water supplies in reservoirs.

Lake Oroville, for example, stood at 115% of its average level as of Dec. 29, compared to 49% on the same date in 2009, when California was still locked in a three-year drought. As a result, California officials ...

TAHOE CITY, Calif.?California's wet season has started off bone dry, leaving water managers and the state's huge agriculture industry nervously eyeing the prospect that a dry spell could turn into another drought.

The shortage of snow, which has already hurt ski resorts in a number of states, follows an unusually heavy snowfall last year that has left adequate water supplies in reservoirs.

Lake Oroville, for example, stood at 115% of its average level as of Dec. 29, compared to 49% on the same date in 2009, when California was still locked in a three-year drought. As a result, California officials ...

Source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204368104577136620616547672.html?mod=rss_US_News

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