It’s been more than a week since Seattle Public Utilities asked roughly 1.5 million people to use less water, and despite rain – that call remains in place.
, and despite rain – that call remains in place.
In the short-term, the increase in rain has local streams and river flows returning to normal. A week ago, the state’s climate office noted many stream flows were at"It’s great to see the rain," Jeff Marti said on Tuesday. Marti is the Washington Department of Ecology’s drought coordinator. "We still have a long winter ahead of us."1.5 million people are being asked to reduce their water use as Seattle Public Utilities’ reservoirs are dwindling.
Meanwhile, the state is trying to prepare more municipalities as drought declarations are becoming more commonplace and climate impacts are already being noticed. "Our water demand is going to be higher in the summer, and we’ll have less snowpack to work with," said Marti. "These are things we know are going to happen, so it makes sense to plan for it."
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