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No drought relief in sight for California
California is winding down its “wet season” and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says the record low snow pack in the Sierra Nevada is alarming. He says the latest numbers from the California Department of Water Resources show that snow pack has about one eighth of its typical water content for this time of year.
As California and the western areas of the country head into dry season, Rippey says reservoirs are almost as low as they were this time last year. “We’re facing what is an inevitable fourth summer of drought for California,” he says. “That means water restrictions should be as severe or even more severe as we saw in 2014.”
Rippey tells Brownfield in 2014 there was a 10 percent reduction in planted acres and he anticipates more acres lying fallow in 2015. “We’re going to see some big cuts in that field crop acreage,” he says. “Some of that comes at the expense of keeping perennial crops like vine crops, tree and nut crops alive. Because those tree and vine crops need water every year, but you can leave the field crops fallow. So that is what goes first.”
According to the latest US Drought Monitor over 67 percent of California is listed in Extreme or Exceptional drought.
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