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SALT LAKE CITY Utah s ever-important snowpack, which got off on the wrong foot, is finally getting closer to average following several winter storms in a row and there s a little more on the way.
None of the 16 Utah snowpack regions crossed 100%, or the baseline normal for Feb. 18, following the massive storm that broke records as it passed through Tuesday and Wednesday; however, some specific locations within those basins are now at or above-average levels, according to the Department of Agriculture s Natural Resources Conservation Service, which oversees snowpack totals.
It s a valued statistic because most of the state s water which ends up going to agriculture or ordinary residential use comes from the snow that melts and ends up in the state s streams, rivers and reservoirs. This year s snowpack is arguably even more important because the state suffered its driest year on record last year.