March Storms Could Curb Or End California Drought Conservation Orders

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) – Recent storms that nearly filled Northern California’s major reservoirs and created a deep snowpack in the Sierra Nevada have some water districts questioning whether a drought emergency still exists.
Meanwhile, regulators said Tuesday they will soon consider relaxing or even dropping strict conservation orders.
April signals the end to California’s rainy season, and the State Water Resources Control Board will then take a look at the snowpack and reservoi