Recent atmospheric rivers and a supply of water in the state’s reservoirs has boosted the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s springtime water allocation to 35% for west side farmers in Central California. The allocation, announced Tuesday, is 20% higher than the allocation this time last year. … The current water year has been somewhat inconsistent in California with an extremely wet November followed by an exceptionally dry January. Reclamation officials will continue to review conditions and make updates as new information and data are analyzed, and assumptions are adjusted.

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