Above-average snowpack 'doesn't mean the drought is over'

摘要

A wet winter has prevented significant shortages on the Colorado River fornow, the Bureau of Reclamation announced yesterday.In a key water forecast, Reclamation said yesterday that the river's upperbasin received above-average snowpack, resulting in runoff that was 145%of normal. In total, storage throughout the system is at 55%, up from 49% atthis point last year.The report, called the 24-month study, was closely watched because it wasthe first issued by Reclamation since the drought contingency plan (DCP)for the river was enacted by the seven basin states and signed into law byPresident Trump.Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman emphasized that the reportdoes not mean the river, which has experienced a 20-year drought, is in theclear.