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| Snow and ice cover Utah Lake and the Wasatch Range. Photo: Utah Lake State Park |
By David Kennard
davidbkennard.com
PROVO – A new water year begins on
Oct. 1, the date that regional water monitors use to determine how
much water will be available for the next year.
On that date, precipitation levels are
reset to zero and compared to the previous year.
Regionally, the 2015 water year will
likely end on the dry side of normal according to data provided by
the National Weather Service.
Data posted today show that since Oct.
1, 2014, 14.9 inches of precipitation fell along the Wasatch Front.
That's almost an inch less precipitation than the 15.82 inches the
region normally receives. Last year, the region saw just 13.83
inches, a little more than 2 inches less than normal.
Likewise, reservoirs that store water
for the coming irrigation year are preparing to receive water. READ MORE HERE
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