California Snowpack Holds More Water than Last Year *This press release was updated by DWR around 1:30pm. From the Department of Water Resources: Today, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted the second Phillips Station snow survey of 2019. The manual survey recorded 50 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent (SWE) of 18 inches, which is 98 percent of average for this location. Statewide, the Sierra snowpack is 100 percent of average. By comparison, on February 1, … Continue reading THIS JUST IN … January Storms Boost California’s Snowpack to 100 Percent of Average