Another wet winter looms. California needs to get serious about water management

And Yet In Siskiyou Were They Tear Dams Out!

By Dan Walters
CalMatters

Oct. 1 is the beginning of what hydrologists call the “water year.” 

Historically, California’s reservoirs are near their lowest levels by this point after months of being drawn down, mostly to irrigate fields and orchards, during the state’s precipitation-free summer. 

This October is quite different . 

Last winter’s heavy rain and snow storms, generated by a series of atmospheric rivers,