California Drought, An Update April 2008

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TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1. RECENT HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS AND IMPACTS Introduction....................................................... 1 Water Year 2007 .................................................. 1 Drought in the Colorado River Basin ..................................................... 5 Drought and Dry Conditions in the Early 2000s .................................... 7 The 2001 Klamath Basin Drought Emergency ............................... 11 CHAPTER 2. PROGRAMMATIC AND INSTITUTIONAL UPDATES The San Francisco Bay-Sacramento/San Joaquin River Delta.................................................................. 15 The Colorado River .................................................................... 16 State Financial Assistance to Local Agencies.................................... 17 Urban Water Management Planning ................................................... 20 Water Transfers .............................................................................. 20 Small Water Systems and Drought Preparedness ................................. 2

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