The Dalles Dam water supply forecast has reached a new season low after poor snow-building months and continued expectations of below-normal precipitation with much of the area is listed in drought conditions. Power forwards in the Pacific Northwest are reaching record highs on concerns of above-normal summer temperatures and a weak hydropower outlook. “We’ve had a declining water supply forecast throughout the spring season,” David Bogema, US Army Corps of Engineers hydraulic engineer, said May 12 during the Columbia River Basin Water Management Technical Management Team meeting. The Dalles water supply forecast for the April-September forecast period started the year strong at 96% Jan. 1. That eased to 94% by Feb . 1, and despite a slight rebound […]