Jeff Cohen of the California Department of Water Resources says it's too early to call it a drought. California's state climatologist isn't optimistic. Bill Mork say the likelyhood of a normal snowpack is only about ten percent. We still have an opportunity to catch up but it's getting a little worrisome. The water supply situation could make the power crisis worse.
Power demands go up by about a third in the summer.
Runoff the from the snowpack is crucial to powering hydroelectric plants.