Growers of the state’s top nut crop have become a target for residents upset over new urban water restrictions ordered by the governor because of a near absence of snowpack.
With snowpack at near record lows, Governor Jay Inslee declared a drought on the Olympic Peninsula, on the east side of the central Cascade Mountains including Yakima and Wenatchee, and the Walla Walla region.
Skimpy snowpack leads Bureau of Reclamation to make unprecedented announcement that there will be a zero initial allocation for the second year in a row.
The site, developed by the U.S. Geological Survey provides maps and plots of reservoir storage, and other information on water resources in California.
National Weather Service says above-normal precipitation expected; it may continue through the winter in central and southern parts of the Golden State.