Drought conditions are easing in Utah, thanks to the best winter in about 20 years. Long-term drought may persist and lawmakers are eying solutions for the Great Salt Lake.
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Drought situation improving in some Colorado River basin states
The drought situation is easing for now in the Colorado River basin states, thanks to recent atmospheric river events.
With storms, California drought conditions downgraded but not over
Thanks to heavy rain and snow, California's reservoirs are filling. Experts warn that despite recent weather events, the drought is not over.
Above-average snow in the Sierra Nevadas is easing the California's ongoing drought, but the state is not "out of the woods" yet.
With above average snow and precipitation in parts of the southwest, there is hope that there will be some relief from the drought.
With the ongoing drought, fears are being raised about Lake Powell and its abiity to continue hydropower generation at Glen Canyon Dam.