As we near the 4th of July holiday, most California reservoirs are still near capacity. At Lake Shasta, the storage level has been between 110 and 120% of the historical average, according to Doug Carlson, a Public Information Officer with the Department of Water Resources…

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Carlson says there should be good carryover storage for next winter, even if precipitation levels are below-average for a while. And that also means healthy deliveries for this summer…

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The only major reservoir that is not above normal is Lake Oroville, which was at 88% of average after a recent measurement. Carlson says levels have been reduced while crews continue repairs on the damaged spillway. And major releases from all reservoirs have continued into early summer, to counter the snowmelt. Overall storage for the state’s reservoir system is about double what it was in 2015, when the drought was at its worst. And it’s also about 9-thousand acre feet more than a year ago.