Snowpack survey finds Sierra Nevada at 95 percent of normal, but drought endures

San Gabriel Valley Tribune


When Frank Gehrke trudged up to Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada on Wednesday he found what was missing at this time last year: Snow. Read more at CDFA's Planting Seeds Blog.

Making Rain

The LA public works department actually worked with a Utah based company to  make more rain from one of the recent past storms as reported by ABC News.  

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February Update

Dear Member:

February was one of the driest on record...

February was a Chamber of Commerce month with sunny skies and temperatures averaging 5 degrees higher than the normal 63. Unfortunately, January's rain deluge was followed by a mere pittance of .33", all of which fell on one day.  Normal rainfall for February is 1.89". 

According to at USA Today report, the monthly snow survey near Echo Summit Tuesday reflected a disappointingly dry February.  Although the water content of the snow at Phillips Station is 105 percent of normal for early March, most of the other reporting stations show below-average snow pack.  The statewide average is only 83 percent of normal for March 1.

Annual Membership Meeting - Reminder

The Belmont Water Corporation Annual Membership Meeting will be held at 6:00 PM on March 10, 2016 at Belmont Country Club, 8253 East Belmont Ave, Fresno, California 93737.  Appetizers and a no-host bar will be provided with the meeting beginning immediately following.  Please plan on attending a quorum is needed to make the meeting official. If you can't attend the meeting, please send in your proxy.

Well Depth

In one of his last official acts as President of BWC, Kelly and I measured the depth of water in the well in mid-February.  I'm happy to report that the water was at the 75' level, a recovery of 2' since last September.

Water Usage

As you can see in the chart below, water usage in January was the lowest recorded, 32% better than the target and 16% better than last year. For the year, we are 34% better than the target and 30% better than last year.  Click here for a larger view.