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>> PAM: BAD NEWS FOR
CALIFORNIA'S WATER SUPPLY.
TODAY THE DEPARTMENT OF
WATER RESOURCES ANNOUNCED
THAT THE STATE ONLY HAS
ABOUT HALF OF THE NORMAL
AMOUNT OF SNOW IN THE
MOUNTAINS.
KRON 4'S CHARLES CLIFFORD
HAS DETAILS ON WHETHER OR
NOT WE MAY NOW BE FACING
DROUGHT CONDITIONS THIS
SUMMER.
>> REPORTER: IN THEIR THIRD
SNOW SURVEY OF THE SEASON,
THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF
WATER RESOURCES SAYS THAT
CALIFORNIA'S SNOW PACK HAS
FALLEN TO %52 OF NORMAL FOR
THIS TIME OF YEAR.
MAKING MATTERS WORSE, THE
SPRING MELT SEASON HAS
ALREADY BEGUN.
AS A RESULT, THE DWR SAYS
IT WILL REDUCE THE AMOUNT
OF WATER IT PLANS TO DELIVER
TO AGENCIES AROUND THE
STATE. MEANING THAT THIS
SUMMER 25 MILLION PEOPLE AND
ABOUT 1 MILLION ACRES OF
FARM LAND WILL BE RECEIVE
LESS WATER THAN THEY HAVE
REQUESTED.
BUT RIGHT NOW WE AREN'T
FACING DROUGHT CONDITIONS
BECAUSE THE STATE'S
RESERVOIRS ARE ACTUALLY IN
PRETTY GOOD SHAPE. HEAVY
RAINS IN NOVEMBER AND