A new study from the University of California Riverside shows the impacts from drought can last up to 3.5 years "There are two measures of drought in streams. One measure is the total water level, which is impacted by snowmelt…
This week, the US Energy Administration reduced its 2023 hydroelectric power forecast by 6% due to drought in Washington state. Washington is responsible for approximately half of the nation's power generation, but with early season heat melting snowpack at a…
RCW 43.83B.011(2)"Drought condition" means that the water supply for a geographic area, or for a significant portion of a geographic area, is below seventy-five percent of normal, and the water shortage is likely to create undue hardships for water users…
From: Seattle Times, August 7, 2023 As drought settled in over the Pacific Northwest this year, some electric utility managers did something unusual: They looked to California for hydropower. While the Golden State's reservoirs retained an abundant supply of water…
On July 5, 2023, The Washington Department of Ecology issued a statewide drought advisory. The warmest May on record, coupled with an abnormally dry spring and early summer, has resulted in quickly declining water supplies and have prompted the Department…
