<br />below average. Reservoir storage is near to above
<br />average in most areas,
<br />
<br />Mimy basins show improved runoff outlooks. The
<br />Arkansas River runoff projections for the mainstem and
<br />tributaries are 75-93%' of average. Below average
<br />runoff is projected for the Upper Colorado Basin and
<br />much below to near average runoff is expected for the
<br />Lower Basin. For the Upper Colorado Basin,
<br />snowpacks range from 90% of average in the Upper
<br />Colorado Mainstem to 75% in the Green River Basin.
<br />
<br />Projections forthe Columbia/Snake Rivers improved
<br />to 60-75% of average. The Upper Columbia and the
<br />Blue i Mountains of Oregon have near average
<br />conditions. Continued dry conditions in the Columbia
<br />Rive~ Basin mean runoff at The Dalles is expected to
<br />be 74%. with runoff in parts of southern Idaho and
<br />eastern Oregon forecast at 40-60%, Recent
<br />precipitation was generally above average along the
<br />east slopes of the Sierras, and in the Humboldt River
<br />Basin, Near to above average runoff is expected for
<br />the Rocky Mountain states and northeastern Oregon.
<br />The total seasonal precipitation, however, is still well
<br />below average. Spring runoff is expected to be below
<br />to much below average in the eastern Great Basin,
<br />with volumes ranging from 60-90%,
<br />
<br />Missouri River Basin streams are forecast to have
<br />below average spring and summer runoff, but the
<br />outlook has improved from January, Tributaries to the
<br />Missouri Basin in North and South Dakota are forecast
<br />to be above average. The Rio Grande Basin water
<br />supply forecast varies. Below average runoff, 60-95%,
<br />is predicted along all of the mainstem and the upper
<br />portion of the basin in Colorado. In New Mexico,
<br />forecasts for some tributaries are above average,
<br />ranging from 105-150%. However, the Pecos and
<br />Jemez River Basins runoff forecast is 74-86% of
<br />average,
<br />
<br />February was the wettest month this winter in
<br />California. Precipitation was near average in the
<br />northern third of the state and above average In the
<br />remainder. The water content of the Sierra snowpack
<br />improved, but Is still only 70% of average. Streamflow
<br />predictions have changed little since last month.
<br />
<br />Alaska experienced a very dry February. Most of
<br />the state received one-fourth to one-half of the
<br />average snowfall for the month. Overall snowpack
<br />
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<br />
<br />conditions for the majority of the state range from 75-
<br />110% of average. .
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<br />PUBUCAllONS
<br />
<br />The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press
<br />has published America's Water: Federal Roles and
<br />Responsibilities by Peter Rogers. The author asserts
<br />that the challenge is "to develop a federal policy that
<br />will reform the historical patchwork of state-state and
<br />state-federal agreements and allow them to work
<br />together without abrupt dislocations." To order the
<br />book contact The MIT Press, Massachusetts Institute
<br />of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142.
<br />
<br />Guy Martin, Tracl Stegemann, and Karen Donovan
<br />have recently written Water Conservation - The Federal
<br />Role. The report was prepared for the American
<br />Water Works Association under the sponsorship of the
<br />Water Industry Technical Action Fund and the Bureau
<br />of Reclamation, It contains an Inventory of federal
<br />water conservation authority and programs through
<br />the end of 1993, Copies may be obtained from
<br />Perkins Cole, Attn: Water Conservation, 607 14th
<br />Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, D.C. 20009; (202)
<br />434-1620. The cost is $3.00 per copy.
<br />
<br />MEETINGS .
<br />
<br />The Rivers Council of Washington (RCW) will
<br />sponsor a conference entitled Water Wars or
<br />Watersheds...Hearing From the Peoplel April 1 and 2
<br />in the Seattle Center's Northwest Rooms. Registration
<br />Is $125 for non-members and $85 for RCW members,
<br />For information contact the RCW at (206) 283-4988.
<br />
<br />The Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority will
<br />hold The Santa Ana Watershed Management Seminar
<br />March 24 in Riverside. Call Mark Norton at (909) 785-
<br />5411 for Information.
<br />
<br />The Western States Water Council will hold its
<br />114thquarterly meetings at the Edgewater Inn, in
<br />Seattle, Washington on April 13-15, 1994. A block of
<br />rooms is being held until March 23. Please cail (206)
<br />728-7000 for hotel reservations, and Identify yourself
<br />as attending the Council meetings for a special room
<br />rate of $69 single, $99 double, The Council will
<br />consider two external resolutions and will hear from
<br />representatives of the Association of State Drinking
<br />Water Administrators and the City of Seattle.
<br />
<br />The WESTERN STATES WATER COUNCIL is an organization of representatives appointed by the Governors of
<br />member states - Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon,
<br />South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming, and associate member stales Montana and Oklahoma
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