San Diego County Has Enough Water for 2024, Thanks to Recent Wet Winters

Published on April 4, 2024

San Diego County has enough water to meet the region’s needs for 2024 and the foreseeable future thanks to wet winters and local conservation, the San Diego County Water Authority announced April 2. As of early March, the county had already exceeded its annual rainfall average since the water year began Oct. 1, according to the National Weather Service. The announcement followed the California Department of Water Resources’ fourth snowpack survey in the Sierra Nevada of the year, which confirmed that the early winter’s “snow drought” has transitioned to a slightly above-normal snowpack, thanks to a series of storms. Additionally, the Colorado River Basin, the primary water source for San Diego County, is reporting above-average snow levels for this time of year, the department said....

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