Why Folsom Lake losing water to evaporation is not a problem

SO SHOULD WE BE CONCERNED? HEATHER. WELL, YOU KNOW. GOLDSTEIN ALISA, IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS, NO FOLSOM LAKE RIGHT NOW IS IN GREAT SHAPE. IT'...

September 7, 2023
11:12 AM

SO SHOULD WE BE CONCERNED? HEATHER. WELL, YOU KNOW. GOLDSTEIN ALISA, IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS, NO FOLSOM LAKE RIGHT NOW IS IN GREAT SHAPE. IT'S AT 73% OF CAPACITY, WHICH MEANS AT THIS POINT IN THE YEAR, THIS IS THE HIGHEST THE WATER LEVEL HAS BEEN SINCE 2019. BUT AS YOU JUST HEARD, SOME OF THE WATER IS STILL BEING LOST AT FOLSOM AND EVERY OTHER RESERVOIR IN CALIFORNIA TO THE AIR. WE'RE REALLY GOOD GOING INTO THE FALL. THERE'S PLENTY OF WATER TO WORK WITH AT FOLSOM RIGHT NOW. IT CAN GO OUT FOR RELEASES DOWN TO THE DELTA FOR WATER SUPPLY, OUT TO ROSEVILLE AND OTHER COMMUNITIES.

Heather Waldman