Folsom Lake now has slightly more water than it did one year ago, despite the third year of drought conditions across Northern California.<\/p>\n
The lake elevation was 390 feet on Thursday.<\/p>\n
One year ago, it was 389 feet.<\/p>\n
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which operates Folsom Dam, credits extensive regional water conservation for allowing lake levels to remain somewhat steady.<\/p>\n
“You\u2019re getting a greater decrease in use, so it\u2019s really saving water on a personal level,” said Luis Moore, of the Bureau of Reclamation. “Through those conservation efforts, we\u2019ve been able to stretch this water supply.”<\/p>\n
Water agencies that draw from Folsom are taking less because residential and business demand has fallen.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s one of the few positive developments in an otherwise dismal state water picture.<\/p>\n
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