06-11-2004, 05:17 PM
Although Dec. and Jan. seemed fairly cold and wet, it really dried up after that. Especially in March (as was already mentioned).
The late spring was also fairly cool, but the damage was already done by the heat in March.
If you look at the totals, we are actually below normal for precipitation this year. It's too late to recover for the year since there really won't be more snowpack (though the storm yesterday defied that). However, if we get a good rain through every week or two, hopefully it will cut down on the watering needed so the reservoir levels can be maintained a bit.
The reason the water levels seem fairly high still is because they haven't really released much of the water yet. As it gets warmer, that water will be needed and you will see the levels drop dramatically.
If everyone will do their part and be sensible with their water usage, we should be ok.
Though I do have a gripe with the SL County Canal people!
My dad has a water share and the canal runs right behind his backyard. They tried to tell everyone that they couldn't water until after 6 or 7 PM. Don't they realize that the canals don't stop running during daylight hours? If people don't use that water during the daylight hours, it just runs up into the great salt lake and is evaporated (wasted). Realistically they should have people using that water around the clock.
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The late spring was also fairly cool, but the damage was already done by the heat in March.
If you look at the totals, we are actually below normal for precipitation this year. It's too late to recover for the year since there really won't be more snowpack (though the storm yesterday defied that). However, if we get a good rain through every week or two, hopefully it will cut down on the watering needed so the reservoir levels can be maintained a bit.
The reason the water levels seem fairly high still is because they haven't really released much of the water yet. As it gets warmer, that water will be needed and you will see the levels drop dramatically.
If everyone will do their part and be sensible with their water usage, we should be ok.
Though I do have a gripe with the SL County Canal people!
My dad has a water share and the canal runs right behind his backyard. They tried to tell everyone that they couldn't water until after 6 or 7 PM. Don't they realize that the canals don't stop running during daylight hours? If people don't use that water during the daylight hours, it just runs up into the great salt lake and is evaporated (wasted). Realistically they should have people using that water around the clock.[signature]