California Drought: Newsom lifts drought restrictions, Colorado River update, and salmon season

California Drought: Newsom lifts drought restrictions, Colorado River update, and salmon season
ABC10 meteorologist Brenden Mincheff breaks down big announcements from Newsom and DWR, the recovery along the Colorado River, plus a conversation about salmon.
#california #drought #newsom #gavinnewsom #trout #salmon

[@ABC10]

What topics would you like ABC10 to explore as the state moves out of drought?

[@bocca7789]

Underground aquifers and their levels

[@bocca7789]

Where are they? How do they work?

[@sentientflower7891]

Please do a global report regarding water stress, scarcity and agriculture failures generated by climate change. Make it an hour or two if necessary as the entire planet is worth the attention.

[@Heterogeneity]

@@sentientflower7891 Mini series, 30 minute episodes to keep folk's attention and give them worthwhile depth of coverage without exhausting their capacity to integrate new information

[@sentientflower7891]

@@Heterogeneity anyone who can pay attention to a half hour can pay attention to an hour. Anyone who cannot just can't be educated at all.

[@harveywattsjr]

LA here - without a doubt you're giving the most thorough and intelligent explanation of what's going on now, how these systems have behaved in the past, our impacts, repercussions, what might be coming next, etc - best science always leads to more questions doesn't it? really great work, thanks

[@KentoLeoDragon]

I don't know why KZbin is showing me this guy and I don't live in the area but I'm watching him anyway because he seems nice.

[@thehalfnavajo]

Agreed, I don't like the sweater guy much but I'm here because he wears it nice.

[@brtecson]

Brenden's going deep with this one. I've never even set foot in CA but this is so fascinating :) cheers

[@SuperReviews4you]

NorCal and all the major reservoirs is about to get hammered with snow and rain on Monday-Wednesday. That combined with the last storm(which wasn't registered on the drought monitor) there should be no more drought in NorCal on April 8ths drought monitor.

[@oliver.gardiner]

I enjoy watching his videos most, as they give most info. keep up greadt work Brenden and ABC10

[@tinabenavidez1903]

Is the water company going to bring the bills down now that we're out of drought.

[@Heterogeneity]

Call your local water authority and tell your neighbors to do the same. They won't if not required to.

[@MrMarkOlson]

They never do.

[@ktpinnacle]

One things for sure, my changes to low water landscaping are moving forward.

[@Cmorrison626]

Isn’t trinity lake releasing water to do maintenance? Trinity and Shasta are right next to each other (76 miles). Why are you guys dancing around that?

[@garyi.2954]

Thanks for the detailed well researched report. Great rains, but not enough to make up for years of drought.

[@gearchallenge7555]

Very sad that newsom's administration, and those before, have miserably failed to prepare for the people by construction of reservoirs and water retention systems that could help replenish precious groundwater reserves. But then again, they are very efficient at passing the buck and public waste.

[@xtusvincit5230]

California has always been prone to terrible droughts and terrible floods. Nothing new. Dont believe the hype.

[@lolalasziv1059]

After the drought is before the drought. So, don't waste water anyway. But, have humans ever learned? No.

[@jamiboothe]

The last segment was excellent. Fish, especially migratory fish inland, is an excellent way to detect the health of local ecosystems.

[@oac92020]

How long is this water going to be good for?? We need to be cautious with what we have because who knows if we will get more rain like this year in the future

[@edwardsullivan5481]

The current status of groundwater is poorly measured. Only 62 wells, out out of the 3.5K wells that are monitored, have been checked in the last 30 days. Of those 42 show normal or above levels and 20 below normal. 310 checked in the last 60 days and 240 show normal or above. 77% After much winter rain. 395 Wells were checked over the last 90 days. 271 were normal or above. 2.9k have been checked over the last 180 days. 1.1K were normal or above. 38% Deep in the drought. Basic math indicates ground water recovery has already been significant. But mostly the current status is unchecked as of yet. And we don't know how they decide which well to check when they do. IMO the narrative of groundwater taking years to recover appears to be a deliberate embellishment. A journalist should look into this story and give the public a better understanding of the true status of CA groundwater levels.

[@curtisburrell8122]

The climate is always changing, it always has and always will. Science has to rewrite what it thinks it knows all the time. So after the very short time that California has been populated nothing is known about it’s climate over the tens of thousands of years before. We need to realize we are insignificant in the grand scheme.

[@SunGodPresents]

I don't even live in your broadcast area, and I'm finding these weather video deep dives fascinating. Bay Area resident here that frequents Tahoe, and we've been getting hammered by these atmospheric rivers. Thanks for the great content, keep up the good work and I'll keep coming back. (Hint, hint, ABC10 advertisers...)

[@MostHigh777]

There are more rivers of moisture heading towards California and this time they're heading towards Northern California. They open the potential for effectively ending the drought all over the state.

[@SuperReviews4you]

Yea there will still be some in the deserts behind LA and SD but 99% of the CA population will not be in a drought mid April.

[@ro4eva]

@@SuperReviews4you -- Which, to me, is just awesome compared to how bad it got in the recent past.

[@woodymoto2326]

Our electric rates/bills should be cut in half due to the use of free hydroelectric power.

[@GP52408]

My favorite meteorologist.

[@MrJoeTBear]

Excellent explanation. I loved the visuals. Thanks.

[@peterhickox9137]

A + report card 👏🏼

[@PDXLibertarian]

They should have built Temperance Flat Reservoir so we could store some of that water.

[@FreeMTrider]

Aquifer refilling is the future. Like the system in Roseville.

[@ro4eva]

*The elixir of life (water) going up is cause for celebration. It's something to cherish.*

[@hopespringseternal2624]

Many people will drown this summer because of the rivers running fast, high, and very cold.

[@yashnaik4230]

Will all the snow melt in southern sierra this summer?

[@bethanyhealy4989]

Why not just build some more reservoirs?

[@motivationperseverance3077]

The new drought monitor ends at 5 a.m. on Tuesday. There has been rain and snow all over the the western states the last 7 days when the new one comes out it should be even more of an improvement 🎉👍 also there's another major storm coming on Tuesday but we won't see the results of that for two weeks on the drought monitor charts in the rainfall Total. It looks like all the western states from the northwest of the Southwest are going to becoming completely out of drought by the time this is over ❄️🌨️ . The show is not over until the fat lady sings 😂

[@Alejandra-cv7rj]

The restrictions should stay all across California. Never take water for granted it's a precious resource. Knowing California people might not learn from it same with the corporate sector.

[@loonyknight-1]

Thank you for all the info.

[@roberthenry3757]

The thing about Trinity lake. Snow pack is exceptionally good

[@woodymoto2326]

Stop releasing water from our dams for the benefit of non-native and invasive species of fish in the Delta. Keep our water for the people, including farmers.

[@OlivusOrchards]

Quickly everyone, use more water!

[@o.i.c.uvanish9169]

😅

[@custermountrushmorekoa5651]

Was this dude around in 1 million bc to say that things will get more extreme....just nuts that "scientist" don't do science.

[@person390]

Like this chanle. New to me .. Rainfall snow fall ...

[@dtayor1]

No drought report this week?

[@homesculptor]

I understand that California elevation has dropped due to emptying of the natural coffers below. I wonder what the physic ramification will be if any. The weight on the fault, hmmm. To much time on my hands. lol! Hey at 64, glad I got time, I'll try to make the best of it, but I love to think ahead.

[@buckrowley1506]

thats from geo-farming or con trails for ten or more years

[@ChaohsiangChen]

God has spoken, let there be rain; To heal the land that is in pain. For too long, it was made a drain; By people who seek earthly vain. With the water from heavenly gain, It's time for Tulare to be a lake again!

[@THEKACK123]

Ground water will fill from the snowpack slowly melting into the aquifers. This won't be noticeable until next winter

[@FreeMTrider]

I read a recent article on aquifer refilling with pump systems near Roseville. They’ve had this system in place for a few years, but now able to fill in the multi-million gallon range. I’m curious if I know if other parts of the state are using this technology.

[@aloha4ever1]

THANK GOD FOR THE LONG DROUGHT. CALIFORNIA WOULD OF BEEN SCREWED IF IT HAD RAINED ONE DROP MORE OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS.

[@raopsepol]

CA can help Lake Mead and Powell water level by stop taking Colorado River water for a while and instead divert all water from central CA to SoCal.

[@shinlanten]

When did Matt Walsh leave the *_The Daily Wire_* ??

[@robertbrander2074]

Mother Nature snaps her fingers , and California's Drought problem Solved ! ... in 3 months ! .... Unbelievable ! ... And the Experts , with their expensive Computers , Never saw it Coming ?? ... How useless is that ? ....

[@tennjen18]

I love how the San Luis Obispo( or Monterey and Santa Cruz) area doesn't even exist on the weather map! 😂😎🤫

[@bethanyhealy4989]

There is no reason we should ever have a drought again. Call me crazy but if they just didn't let all the water run to the ocean there would be no drought.

[@dannmarceau]

🤣

[@909irena]

pray people. we still need rain.

[@hopespringseternal2624]

I have prayed numerous times and I am so grateful the good Lord has answered our prayers.

[@ernee100]

"It's complicated" means I [useless newsom] don't want to say it's government planning's fault we'll be in a drought in a year.

[@sanseiryu]

To drop all restrictions is stupidity. Should continue to emphasize water conservation. All it takes is two dry seasons to start making problems. Trinity normally gets 30% of its water from rain runoff. The vast majority is from snowmelt in the spring and summer. It should rise quite a bit this year with the snowpack.

[@privacypolicyisgone548]

But we are all restricted by newsome, this is a gimick

[@geofflewis8599]

..but in 1950 we had higher snow pack and no one was screaming climate change at the time...

[@sentientflower7891]

Climate change as a danger to civilization was first noted by scientists in the 19th century but if you are an expert upon scientific literature of the 1950's please provide references.

[@sentientflower7891]

@@DogdaPebba how many books from the 1950's have science deniers read? I have bothered to learn things.

[@MrMarkOlson]

@@DogdaPebba All you are showing off is your bigotry. Your family must be so proud of you.

[@MrMarkOlson]

@@DogdaPebba The irony of someone who has a Bible verse index for a screen name "teaching" about science.

[@nenym5281]

If it‘s dry it‘s climate change, if it‘s raining it‘s climate change. It always fits😉

[@claudiahansen4938]

He him.

[@BarbaraWang]

😅

[@jefflebowski918]

Gov Nuisance can now water his lawn on his palatial estates.

[@Shaggy_Doo13]

Facts...Newscum the Tyranical Hypocrit

[@bigdog5217]

His full name is Gruesome Newsome.

[@lolalasziv1059]

@@bigdog5217 Greetings to your Führer Donald Adolf Trump.

[@sentientflower7891]

If you despise the wealthy just raise taxes back to the Eisenhower era.

[@thinkingimpaired5663]

Nothing stopped him from breaking the law before.

[@PUNKMYVIDEO]

Who will lift Newsome ?

[@tomasthomas8563]

The emperor of CA needs to turn off Tic-Toc and get down to leading the state that a real man or woman would lead after getting a leadership award from Boise St. University. Forget about the same award from any CA university, except KMA School of Hard Knocks.

[@ktpinnacle]

He's doing fine. Not focusing on burning books or making women second class citizens.

[@House-hs5is]

Drought is not over because dumb newsome say so. 😂

[@jethazelblack]

So now if you have a speech problem they let you be the weather man? And guy speaking you pronounce some s’s correctly so go to a speech teacher you’ll be able to get better if not perfect.

[@claudiahansen4938]

Heavy vocal fry.

[@jethazelblack]

@@claudiahansen4938 you have to tell people or they will never know. And he really can improve it quite a bit with correct practice. So yeah. It is what it is.

[@derpyou8679]

LOL northern California is not in a drought still bwhahahahah 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂