Northern Nevada’s water-supply picture continued its positive trend in January, particularly with a winter storm that swept through the Sierra the last weekend of the month. In fact, the federal government agency that tracks precipitation compared this winter to a team having a comfortable lead at halftime in the Super Bowl. The late January storm “came in warm and wet … [Read more...]
Water year off to good start, but it’s still early
Hopeful. That’s the word Jeff Anderson, who’s responsible for measuring snowpack in the Sierra Nevada for the federal government, describes the outlook for this year’s water season. “We’re not even half way through the winter yet, so things could go any which direction from here,” said Anderson, water supply specialist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service, an … [Read more...]