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2/5/2025
WT Staff
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February 5, 2025 817 am PST
Safe Drinking Water Advisories
Sierra County: Downieville is under BWA due to confirmed presence of contamination in the water supply discovered on Monday. From Downieville Public Utilities: Effective Immediately Until Further Notice:
Due to the presence of contamination in the water supply, all residents of Downieville are required to boil their water before personal consumption. This includes drinking, cooking, brushing teeth, and preparing food or baby formula. To ensure safety, bring water to a rolling boil for at least (3) minute, then let it cool before use. Alternatively, bottled water may be used for drinking and food preparation.
Additionally, we recommend conserving water by flushing toilets less frequently to help maintain overall water supply levels. This notice remains in effect until further notice. We will provide updates as more information becomes available. For questions or concerns, please contact the Downieville Public Utilities (530) 289-2774.
See WTCAL.us Serious Violator List, here.
Streamflow Situation from the network of US Geological Survey river monitoring stations in California
San Francisco is 44 degrees, the high just 56 today with a slight chance of rain. Tonight, the chance of rain is 60%, up to a tenth of an inch possible according to NWS forecast. Rain is likely tomorrow, 90% chance for another three quarters of an inch added to the already saturated ground. The flood advisory has been lifted by NWS.
Rain in Los Angeles, 54 degrees, between a tenth and quarter of an inch of new precipitation possible. Tonight
will see a 50 percent chance of rain, another tenth and quarter of an inch possible. San Diego is overcast with a slight chance of rain during the day, high 67 degrees. Rain is likely overnight, mainly after 4 am, up to a tenth of an inch possible.
California records seven floods in the reference network midweek, out of twenty-five flood events recorded in the USGS network statewide. Updates are in progress, check the front page map for details. Monitoring stations at the 99th percentile extreme high flows are shown on the front page map in blue, the actively flooding sites in black.
On the drought map, Lahontan and Colorado River watersheds at moderate drought, impacting central San Bernardino County and Adjacent area remains below normal in south Lahontan watershed and Colorado River watershed.
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