Well Needed Rain!

Great news - a week full of rain is on the forecast, something we desperately need despite the inconvenience it may add to our lives. According to the Metropolitian Water District of Southern California, water reserve levels have dropped consistently since 2006 (see graphic from MWD's website to the right).  For example:

In June, 2005 the elevation of Lake Oroville was 897.12 feet. By February, 2008 the elevation had dropped to 719.86 feet. The lake lost 2,079,738 Acre Feet of water during that time.

They have some telling time lapse photos of Lake Oroville and other regional reservoirs on their website.  Hopefully this week will help bump water levels up locally, and build up a large snowpack regionally for our water supply throughout the year.

To find out ways you can reduce your water consumption, check out MWD's great outreach website: BeWaterWise.