Colorado Water
Snowpack is at 89% of average statewide, according to the Rocky Mountain News [March 2, 2004, "February snowfall not enough to banish drought fears"]. From the article, "But the March 1 snow levels, crucial predictors of fresh water supplies, still aren't deep enough to ward off fears of brown lawns and watering restrictions this summer, experts said. The Feb. 1 snowpack reading was 88 percent of average. Colorado is facing its seventh year of below-average snowfall, according to the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and continues to wrestle with a lingering drought. Last year saw some relief when a blizzard March 18 delivered nearly 30 inches of snow to the metro area and up to 7 feet in some parts of the foothills. But even a repeat of that storm wouldn't be enough to boost Front Range moisture to acceptable levels because the fall and winter have been fairly dry, according to Mike Gillespie, snow survey supervisor for the conservation service."
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