With Recent Rain And Snowpack, Bay Area Water Officials See Light At The End Of Drought Tunnel

CBS San Francisco

February 28, 2023

BERKELEY -- Researchers say the wet weather this winter, including last week's rare snowstorm, is an encouraging sign that the state may finally be emerging from years of drought. But they caution that it would be premature to declare the drought over just yet.

"The April 1st measurement is the most important because that's when the snowpack is traditionally at its deepest," said Andrew Schwartz, a researcher with the University of California, Berkeley's Central Sierra Snow Laboratory.

Schwartz says the state monitors the condition of the snowpack throughout the winter, but the results of the April snow survey are critically important as the snowpack functions as a critical reserve of water for the state.

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