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The mountain snowpack is close to normal, but the reservoirs are still scraping the bottom of the barrel. Thus, the drought and water restrictions<\/a> are still officially in place, and may be for another 3-5 years, until reserves have built back up.<\/p>\n

Not looking forward to what my yard is going to look like come October. Let alone October 2008.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The mountain snowpack is close to normal, but the reservoirs are still scraping the bottom of the barrel. 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