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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – On Tuesday the California Department of Water Resources conducted the fourth Phillips Station snow survey of 2019, which showed a substantial snowpack.
The manual survey recorded 106.5 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent, or SWE, of 51 inches, which is 200 percent of average for this location.
Statewide, the Sierra Nevada snowpack is 162 percent of average. California has experienced more than 30 atmospheric rivers since the start of the water year, with six in February alone, and statewide snow water equivalent has nearly tripled since Feb. 1.
Snow water equivalent is the depth of water that theoretically would result if the entire snowpack melted instantaneously. It is an important tool used by water managers across the state to estimate anticipated spring runoff.
“With full reservoirs and a dense snowpack, this year is practically a California water supply dream,” said DWR Director Karla Nemeth. “However, we know our long-term water supply reliability cannot rely on annual snowpack alone. It will take an all-of-the-above approach to build resiliency for the future.”
Snowpack is an important factor in determining how DWR manages California’s water resources each year to meet demands. On average, the Sierra snowpack supplies about 30 percent of California’s water needs as it melts into streams and reservoirs in the spring and early summer to meet water demands throughout the year.
The April results are a key indicator for the rest of the year’s water supply. The snowpack’s water content typically peaks around April 1, after which the sun’s higher position in the sky begins to accelerate snow melt.
While the April 1 snowpack data is good news for water supply, state officials warn there could be flooding risks later this spring.
“With great water supply benefits comes some risk,” said Jon Ericson, DWR Chief of the Division of Flood Management. “Based on snowpack numbers, we have the potential for some minor flooding due to melting snow so we remind folks to always stay vigilant and aware.”
The state’s largest six reservoirs currently hold between 106 percent (Oroville) and 132 percent (Melones) of their historical averages for this date. Lake Shasta, California’s largest surface reservoir, is 109 percent of its historical average and sits at 89 percent of capacity.
DWR conducts up to five snow surveys each winter – near the first of January, February, March, April and, if necessary, May – at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada just off Highway 50 near Sierra-at-Tahoe.
The Phillips snow course is one of hundreds that is surveyed manually throughout the winter. Manual measurements augment the electronic readings from about 100 snow pillows in the Sierra Nevada that provide a current snapshot of the water content in the snowpack.
COBB, Calif. – The annual “Cobb Safe” event, which focuses on community spring wildfire preparedness, will take place on Saturday, April 13.
The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Cobb Elementary School, 15895 Highway 175.
This year’s Cobb Safe will feature information on a lot clearing reimbursement grant for the Cobb area, gardening and landscaping for beautification and safety, what to know about ember danger, updates on local warning systems and community firebreaks, getting started or renewing your Firewise Communities certification, evacuation planning and kit how-tos, insurance tips for homes and businesses for wildfire safety, free tree seedlings and giveaways, and more.
From 10 to 11:30 a.m. there will be presentations form the UC Master Gardeners and South Lake Fire Safe Council, Cal Fire, Farmers Insurance and Seigler Springs Community Redevelopment Association.
From noon to 1:30 p.m. there will be complimentary lunch and working groups, followed by a neighbors sharing how-to from 1:30 to 4 p.m. featuring group reports, tool demonstrations and tree distribution.
Organizations having booths at the event will include the American Red Cross, Cal Fire, California Native Plant Society, Cobb Area Volunteer Emergency Radio Network, Lake County Resource Conservation District and South Lake Fire Safe Council.
The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Cobb Elementary School, 15895 Highway 175.
This year’s Cobb Safe will feature information on a lot clearing reimbursement grant for the Cobb area, gardening and landscaping for beautification and safety, what to know about ember danger, updates on local warning systems and community firebreaks, getting started or renewing your Firewise Communities certification, evacuation planning and kit how-tos, insurance tips for homes and businesses for wildfire safety, free tree seedlings and giveaways, and more.
From 10 to 11:30 a.m. there will be presentations form the UC Master Gardeners and South Lake Fire Safe Council, Cal Fire, Farmers Insurance and Seigler Springs Community Redevelopment Association.
From noon to 1:30 p.m. there will be complimentary lunch and working groups, followed by a neighbors sharing how-to from 1:30 to 4 p.m. featuring group reports, tool demonstrations and tree distribution.
Organizations having booths at the event will include the American Red Cross, Cal Fire, California Native Plant Society, Cobb Area Volunteer Emergency Radio Network, Lake County Resource Conservation District and South Lake Fire Safe Council.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Public Services Department is inviting community members to take part in a second round of meetings this week as part of the process for applying for state park grant funding.
The county is planning to apply this summer for funds from Proposition 68, the Parks and Water Bond Act of 2018, passed by California voters in June. It authorizes $4 billion in general obligation bonds meant for projects that extend from local and state parks to flood protection, water infrastructure, environmental protection and habitat restoration.
The three county parks which staff determined have the best fit for the program are Hammond Park in Nice, Kelseyville Community Park and Middletown Trailside Nature Preserve, as Lake County News has reported.
The first round of public meetings was held on Saturday, with the design process led by Foothill Associates, a firm that has done previous park design work from the county. Last Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors approved Public Service Director Lars Ewing’s request for a $20,725 contract with the firm to work on these latest grants.
Ewing said this week’s meetings will be led by Public Services staff.
This second round of gatherings to seek public input on potential design and new amenities at the parks will take place as follows on Thursday, April 4:
– 10 to 11 a.m. at Hammond Park, 2490 Lakeshore Blvd., Nice;
– 1 to 2 p.m. at Kelseyville Community Park, 5270 State St.;
– 3 to 4 p.m. at Trailside Park, 21044 Dry Creek Cutoff, Middletown.
People can drop in at any time during the meetings, which are being conducted in an open house format.
Deputy Public Services Director Kati Galvani said Saturday’s meetings had a good turnout, with between 30 and 50 people at Trailside Park and at Kelseyville Community Park, and 10 to 15 at Hammond Park.
“Entire families, dog park goers, skateboarders, b-ball players, baseball, volleyball, community gardens, art lovers, trail lovers, etc. attended and had a great time designing a park just the way they would want it,” Galvani said in an email..
Galvani added, “Lots of shared thoughts and realistic desires made us very happy!”
She said Public Services anticipates holding three more meetings on the design process for the parks in May and June.
Community members who can’t make the meetings also can submit ideas and comments by April 10 through online surveys for each of the three park projects:
– Hammond Park: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PLCHNX9.
– Kelseyville Community Park: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/H5NX7L7.
– Middletown Trailside Park: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3LQG6BZ.
In an interview last week, Ewing said he anticipated having park schematics based on the community input ready for release this summer, ahead of the Aug. 5 grant application deadline.
Projects that are selected by the state for grant funding must be completed by March 2022, according to the grant funding timeline.
Email Elizabeth Larson atThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Follow her on Twitter, @ERLarson, or Lake County News, @LakeCoNews.
The county is planning to apply this summer for funds from Proposition 68, the Parks and Water Bond Act of 2018, passed by California voters in June. It authorizes $4 billion in general obligation bonds meant for projects that extend from local and state parks to flood protection, water infrastructure, environmental protection and habitat restoration.
The three county parks which staff determined have the best fit for the program are Hammond Park in Nice, Kelseyville Community Park and Middletown Trailside Nature Preserve, as Lake County News has reported.
The first round of public meetings was held on Saturday, with the design process led by Foothill Associates, a firm that has done previous park design work from the county. Last Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors approved Public Service Director Lars Ewing’s request for a $20,725 contract with the firm to work on these latest grants.
Ewing said this week’s meetings will be led by Public Services staff.
This second round of gatherings to seek public input on potential design and new amenities at the parks will take place as follows on Thursday, April 4:
– 10 to 11 a.m. at Hammond Park, 2490 Lakeshore Blvd., Nice;
– 1 to 2 p.m. at Kelseyville Community Park, 5270 State St.;
– 3 to 4 p.m. at Trailside Park, 21044 Dry Creek Cutoff, Middletown.
People can drop in at any time during the meetings, which are being conducted in an open house format.
Deputy Public Services Director Kati Galvani said Saturday’s meetings had a good turnout, with between 30 and 50 people at Trailside Park and at Kelseyville Community Park, and 10 to 15 at Hammond Park.
“Entire families, dog park goers, skateboarders, b-ball players, baseball, volleyball, community gardens, art lovers, trail lovers, etc. attended and had a great time designing a park just the way they would want it,” Galvani said in an email..
Galvani added, “Lots of shared thoughts and realistic desires made us very happy!”
She said Public Services anticipates holding three more meetings on the design process for the parks in May and June.
Community members who can’t make the meetings also can submit ideas and comments by April 10 through online surveys for each of the three park projects:
– Hammond Park: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PLCHNX9.
– Kelseyville Community Park: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/H5NX7L7.
– Middletown Trailside Park: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3LQG6BZ.
In an interview last week, Ewing said he anticipated having park schematics based on the community input ready for release this summer, ahead of the Aug. 5 grant application deadline.
Projects that are selected by the state for grant funding must be completed by March 2022, according to the grant funding timeline.
Email Elizabeth Larson at
UPPER LAKE, Calif. – Authorities arrested a Witter Springs man for driving under the influence early Saturday after he crashed his vehicle into the Upper Lake traffic roundabout.
David Morse, 44, who was found asleep in his vehicle on top of the roundabout, was not injured in the crash, which the California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office said occurred at approximately 2:05 a.m. Saturday.
The CHP said Morse was driving his 2014 Chevrolet Cruze westbound on Highway 20 just east of Highway 29 when, due to his level of alcohol intoxication, he failed to negotiate the roundabout located at the intersection of the two highways.
The front end of the Chevy hit the concrete raised portion of the roundabout and continued to travel westbound over the top of it, coming to rest on top of the roundabout, the CHP said.
A local tow truck operator who witnessed the wreck located Morse, who was asleep in the driver’s seat. The CHP said the tow truck driver assisted Morse out of his vehicle and onto the shoulder of Highway 20.
The CHP said Morse was placed under arrest for DUI at the scene.
Email Elizabeth Larson atThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Follow her on Twitter, @ERLarson, or Lake County News, @LakeCoNews.
David Morse, 44, who was found asleep in his vehicle on top of the roundabout, was not injured in the crash, which the California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office said occurred at approximately 2:05 a.m. Saturday.
The CHP said Morse was driving his 2014 Chevrolet Cruze westbound on Highway 20 just east of Highway 29 when, due to his level of alcohol intoxication, he failed to negotiate the roundabout located at the intersection of the two highways.
The front end of the Chevy hit the concrete raised portion of the roundabout and continued to travel westbound over the top of it, coming to rest on top of the roundabout, the CHP said.
A local tow truck operator who witnessed the wreck located Morse, who was asleep in the driver’s seat. The CHP said the tow truck driver assisted Morse out of his vehicle and onto the shoulder of Highway 20.
The CHP said Morse was placed under arrest for DUI at the scene.
Email Elizabeth Larson at
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake Family Resource Center invites the community to join in recognizing April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
Sexual Assault Awareness Month, or SAAM, is about more than just awareness; it promotes prevention and creates education for overall safer communities.
The main purpose of SAAM is to help increase public awareness about sexual assault and to educate communities and individuals on how to help prevent sexual violence and increase healthy sexuality and relationships.
The 2019 National Sexual Assault Awareness Month campaign theme is “I Ask.”
“I Ask” encourages everyone to ask, listen, and respect boundaries and consent.
The campaign champions the power of consent, whether it be asking to hold someone’s hand, for permission to share personal information with others or if a partner is interested in taking the next step in a relationship.
“I Ask” is the statement by which individuals will demonstrate that asking for consent is a healthy, normal and necessary part of everyday interactions, and it will set an example for their partners, friends and loved ones.
Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Lake County will be proclaimed at the following events:
– 9:10 a.m., Tuesday April 9, Board of Supervisors meeting, board chambers, first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport;
– 6 p.m. Thursday, April 11, at the Clearlake City Council meeting, 14050 Olympic Drive;
– 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, Lakeport City Council, City Hall, 225 Park St.
Lake Family Resource Center invites the public to attend and pledge to take action in our communities and stop sexual assault and other forms of abuse before they start.
The organization also asks the community to participate in Denim Day on Wednesday, April 24.
On Denim Day, you can help “break the silence by breaking the dress code” by wearing jeans on Denim Day.
For more information on Denim Day and various Sexual Assault Awareness Month activities please contact Gina Pilat at 707-279-0563, Extension 106.
For those dealing with the impacts of sexual assault and needing help – or who know someone who needs assistance – Lake Family Resource Center’s Rape Crisis Center offers free services including a 24/7 Community Crisis Line (1-888-485-7733) answered by trained sexual assault advocates.
The Rape Crisis Center also provides individual counseling, support, safety plans, education, hospital accompaniment, law enforcement advocacy and court advocacy for all victims of sexual assault and their significant others.
Cassandra Legg is a sexual assault family advocate with Lake Family Resource Center.
Sexual Assault Awareness Month, or SAAM, is about more than just awareness; it promotes prevention and creates education for overall safer communities.
The main purpose of SAAM is to help increase public awareness about sexual assault and to educate communities and individuals on how to help prevent sexual violence and increase healthy sexuality and relationships.
The 2019 National Sexual Assault Awareness Month campaign theme is “I Ask.”
“I Ask” encourages everyone to ask, listen, and respect boundaries and consent.
The campaign champions the power of consent, whether it be asking to hold someone’s hand, for permission to share personal information with others or if a partner is interested in taking the next step in a relationship.
“I Ask” is the statement by which individuals will demonstrate that asking for consent is a healthy, normal and necessary part of everyday interactions, and it will set an example for their partners, friends and loved ones.
Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Lake County will be proclaimed at the following events:
– 9:10 a.m., Tuesday April 9, Board of Supervisors meeting, board chambers, first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport;
– 6 p.m. Thursday, April 11, at the Clearlake City Council meeting, 14050 Olympic Drive;
– 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, Lakeport City Council, City Hall, 225 Park St.
Lake Family Resource Center invites the public to attend and pledge to take action in our communities and stop sexual assault and other forms of abuse before they start.
The organization also asks the community to participate in Denim Day on Wednesday, April 24.
On Denim Day, you can help “break the silence by breaking the dress code” by wearing jeans on Denim Day.
For more information on Denim Day and various Sexual Assault Awareness Month activities please contact Gina Pilat at 707-279-0563, Extension 106.
For those dealing with the impacts of sexual assault and needing help – or who know someone who needs assistance – Lake Family Resource Center’s Rape Crisis Center offers free services including a 24/7 Community Crisis Line (1-888-485-7733) answered by trained sexual assault advocates.
The Rape Crisis Center also provides individual counseling, support, safety plans, education, hospital accompaniment, law enforcement advocacy and court advocacy for all victims of sexual assault and their significant others.
Cassandra Legg is a sexual assault family advocate with Lake Family Resource Center.
MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. – Mendocino National Forest officials are advising the public that access road gates into the closed Ranch fire area will be locked on April 8.
Officials said this is being done to enforce the closure and provide for public safety due to post-fire threats including flooding, debris flows, hazard trees and loss of ingress and egress along roads, trails, recreation areas, and facilities.
Signs also are posted around the Ranch fire area alerting the public to the closure.
Forest Order 08-19-01 closes the Ranch fire area until July 1, 2020.
Only emergency responders, persons with an authorized permit from the Forest Service, owners or lessees of private land, and persons engaged in business, trade, or occupation in the area will be allowed beyond the locked gates.
The Forest Order and maps are posted here.
Officials said this is being done to enforce the closure and provide for public safety due to post-fire threats including flooding, debris flows, hazard trees and loss of ingress and egress along roads, trails, recreation areas, and facilities.
Signs also are posted around the Ranch fire area alerting the public to the closure.
Forest Order 08-19-01 closes the Ranch fire area until July 1, 2020.
Only emergency responders, persons with an authorized permit from the Forest Service, owners or lessees of private land, and persons engaged in business, trade, or occupation in the area will be allowed beyond the locked gates.
The Forest Order and maps are posted here.