Even though we were off to a slow snowpack season, we are looking safe for 2024. We purchased plenty of reserve water at the beginning of the year and the dams are currently way above normal. At the current rate, they should exceed 90% of full pool. Look for discharge to begin in the next two weeks with a good possibility of wetlands flooding soon.
As you can see from the graph below, we are currently at 71% almost 10 weeks ahead of normal. Keep in mind that just because the dams are full, even overflowing, water rights are determined by the inflows to outflows. Therefore, if the runoff season ends prematurely, we could see our water rights significantly pared back. That is when we turn to the reserve water.
