Saturday, May 8, 2021

Drought Diary

We got a message from the city this week.  They were ordering an emergency shut down of the irrigation system.  They said that the forebay was empty and that they would re-start the water by Monday if it filled over the weekend.  This (above) is what it looks like today (Saturday), so I have hopes for a restart.  On the other hand, it is only the beginning of May and the city has already implemented a one-day watering schedule (instead of the normal two).  I also went to Yankee (below) to see if we were dry at 9,000 feet.  It is down a little, but I've seen it worse, so maybe we are OK for now.  On the other hand, we are sitting at just 33% of normal moisture for the calendar year (29% for the water year), so, cheer up, things may soon be worse.

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