The Truckee Meadows and Lake Tahoe area is now in a moderate drought.
TMWA says we will not need to release any drought reserves this year because there is sufficient storage in Lake Tahoe.
October 1st means the start of a new water year for the Truckee Meadows Water Authority. They begin the new year by analyzing plans with the community.Â
All systems are operating as they should, and the reservoir is already overflowing into the recently built dam spillway.
Each month during winter surveyors check the snowpack. This month, they found that we are sitting a bit below average for this time of the year.Â
The water content of the snowpack at the station was 91% of the average to date and 37% of the average on April 1.Â
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service held its snowpack survey in the Mt. Rose Ski Area on Thursday.
The Clark County coroner’s office said Wednesday that Thomas Erndt was reported missing in August 2002.
The Lahontan Reservoir will not fill up this year. It is currently at 151,711 acre feet. That compares to one year ago when the lake only had …
April could end up being above average for precipitation but the additional water will only go so far for our area lakes, reservoirs and rivers.