Governor Jerry Brown announces end to California’s drought

Calif. Governor Jerry Brown has proclaimed an end to the state’s drought, but urged citizens to continue conserving water as during the spring and summer months. Brown’s proclamation officially rescinds Executive Order S-06-08, issued on June 4, 2008 and ends the States of Emergency called on June 12, 2008, and on February 27, 2009.
Brown’s announcement follows the fourth snow survey of the season, conducted by the Dept. of Water Resources, which reported the water content in the state’s mountain snowpack is 165% of the April 1 full season average. A majority of the state’s major reservoirs are also above normal storage levels.
Dept. of Water Resources estimates it will be able to deliver 70% of requested State Water Project water this year. The estimate likely will be adjusted upward as hydrologists make adjustments for snowpack and runoff readings.

Pictured: After California’s Dept. of Water Resources reported a major increase in the state’s snowpack, Governor Jerry Brown proclaimed an end to the state’s drought.
Photo courtesy of Dept. of Water Resources