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<br />I <br />I <br />;1 <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />. ' <br /> <br />003012 <br /> <br /> SPECIAL REPORT <br /> ON <br /> IMPACT OF A DRY YEAR <br /> Table of Contents <br /> Page <br />Foreword . . . . . . . . . . i <br />Organization . . . . . . . . . iii <br />The Dry Year, 1975-76 . . . 1 <br /> The Statewide Picture Today . 1 <br /> Precipitation . . . . . . 3 <br /> Reservoirs . . . . . 3 <br /> Snow Accumulation . . . . 3 <br /> Soil Moisture . . . . . . . 3 <br /> Histor ical Perspective . . . . 7 <br />Impacts . . . . . . . . . . . 13 <br /> Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . 13 <br /> Dry Farmed Areas . . . . . . 14 <br /> Irrigated Areas . . . . . 15 <br /> Urban and Industrial Areas . . . 17 <br /> Recreation . . . . . . . . 18 <br /> Fish and Wildlife . . . 20 <br /> Wa ter Quality . . . . 21 <br /> Energy . . . . . . . 22 <br /> Forestry Management . . 22 <br />What Can We Do to Save Water In A Dry Year? . 24 <br /> Conservation . . . . . . . 24 <br /> Urban Conservation . 24 <br /> Agricultural Conservation 25 <br /> Increased Ground Water Use . 25 <br /> Colorado River Imports . 26 <br /> Emergency Assistance . . . . 26 <br /> TABLES <br /> <br />Number <br />1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br /> <br />Storage In Major Reservoirs <br />Snowpack February 1, 1976 . . <br />Projected Flows . . . . .. . <br />Municipal and Industrial Water Supply <br /> <br />5 <br />6 <br />13 <br />19 <br /> <br />FIGURES <br /> <br />1 Seasonal Precipitation at Sacramento 2 <br />2 Season Precipitation October 1, 1975 <br /> January 31, 1976 . . . . . . 4 <br />3 Monthly Precipitation Patterns 8,9 <br />4 snowpack Accumulation . . . . . . 10,11 <br /> <br />ii <br /> <br />. <br />