California's April 1 snowpack came in at just 18% of statewide average — the second-lowest reading on record — and the effects are already reshaping the 2026 irrigation season across the Valley. Metropolitan Water District staff called the Colorado River outlook "dire" as Lake Powell is forecast to hit its 3,500 ft emergency trigger earlier than expected. Plus: Arvin-Edison's first-of-its-kind golden mussel treatment delivered 100% kill on caged mussels + canal-wide control, and the Water Blueprint's Unified Valley Water Plan puts the long-term supply gap at $13–20 billion in infrastructure — and still leaves up to a million acre-feet unmet by 2040.

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