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lull <br />(But:, Santa ,aria did a greatjob <br />conserving water!) <br />Dry conditions in Cahrornia have eased, but <br />the drougl l IS ,till `ar `rom over, esriedally in <br />Southern CaIitornia,where L Nino didn't of ng <br />many major storms, <br />Yes, the good news is that snowpack in the Sierra <br />Nevada Is greater than It has been in years, <br />peaking at 8/% In March. That's `ar better than <br />last year, when It was just 5 percent of normal. <br />Snowpack Is Important because It provides about <br />70 percent of the water Callfomlans use after it <br />melts and flows into risers and reservoirs, <br />Even the storms that soaked Northern California <br />Iasi March have also helped ease conditions <br />by giving some Of (aI!tu rila s largest and most <br />wrporiant reservoirs a boost, <br />1 his provides the state with more water ror the <br />dry months ahead —but there still isn't enough to <br />go around, which is why conservation is <br />still important. <br />201 <br />WATER <br />OUALI FY <br />REPORT:': <br />EXHIBIT 6 <br />75C -85 <br />