California Snowpack Nearly Average, Won’t End Drought

ECHO SUMMIT, California (AP) – State water surveyors found a barely average snowpack in the Sierra Nevada on Wednesday, setting the stage for tough decisions to come on water conservation requirements for California residents.
The key spring measurement found the snowpack at about 95 percent of normal. Officials say they intend to use the figure when they reopen a discussion on whether to ease or drop the savings mandates.
Sierra snow survey f/@CA_DWR: A DEPTH OF 58.4"…WATER CONTENT