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February 03, 2017

DAILY DIGEST: 'Astounding' snowpack bodes well for summer water supply; Water everywhere and not enough reservoir space to store it; State Water Board staff proposes extension of emergency conservation regs; Work grows to restore mountain meadows as

 In California water news today, California snowpack reaches 173% of average, replenishing a third of the state's ‘snow-deficit'; California snowpack heaviest since 1995 as drought eases further; ‘Astounding' snowpack bodes well for summer water supply; Water, water everywhere in California – and not enough reservoir space to store it; State Water Board staff proposes extension of emergency conservation regulation; Work grows to restore mountain meadows as water banks; West Coast Pacific storms are back with more rain and snow; and more …