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The Colorado's Fever Reaches the Delta
The Central Valley doesn't drink a drop of Colorado River water. So why does a standoff over Lake Powell tighten the screws on Delta pumping and squeeze San Joaquin County growers? Because Southern California's biggest water wholesaler treats the two systems as a single checkbook — and when one account runs dry, it draws harder on the other.
Federal intervention: The Trump administration has warned the seven Colorado Basin states to reach a post-2026 deal or face federally imposed rules.
Drastic cuts imminent: The Bureau of Reclamation is preparing emergency actions to protect Lake Powell — holding back releases and tapping upstream reservoirs.
Northern California Water Resources Dashboard
The 2025–26 water year in Northern California tells a story of dramatic swings — a pattern scientists call weather whiplash. The season opened slowly with scant October–November precipitation, then atmospheric rivers in late December sent reservoir levels surging. A bone-dry January eroded snowpack gains, dropping the statewide pack from 89% to 59% of average in three weeks. Mid-February brought the third-snowiest 5-day period on record at the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab (111 inches), pushing statewide snowpack back toward ~97% of average by late February.