Steven R. Ritchie
Asst. General Manager, Water
February 17, 2026
Water Supply Conditions Update
February 17, 2026 Reservoir Storage
2 Reservoir
Current
Storage1,2,3
Maximum
Storage4
Available
Capacity
Percent of
Maximum
Storage
Normal
Percent of
Maximum
Storage5
(AF) (AF) (AF)
Tuolumne System
Hetch Hetchy 317,100 360,360 43,260 88.0% 67.1%
Cherry 243,900 273,345 29,445 89.2% -
Eleanor 21,380 27,100 5,720 78.9% -
Water Bank 570,000 570,000 0 100.0% 98.9%
Total Tuolumne Storage 1,152,380 1,230,805 78,425 93.6% - Local System
Calaveras 59,410 96,670 37,260 61.5% -
San Antonio 43,627 53,266 9,639 81.9% -
Crystal Springs 49,730 68,953 19,223 72.1% -
San Andreas 13,116 18,675 5,559 70.2% -
Pilarcitos 1,807 3,125 1,318 57.8% -
Total Local Storage 167,690 240,689 72,999 69.7% -
Total System Storage 1,320,070 1,471,494 151,424 89.7% 80.3% Total without water bank 750,070 901,494 151,424 83.2% -
Other
California
Reservoirs
3 California Drought Monitor
4 Hetch Hetchy Precipitation
5 Upcountry 6-station Precipitation Index as of
February 16, 2026
12-Month Median Total: 30.92 inches
Current Year Total: 20.71 inches
6 Annual Comparison:
Bay Area 7-station Precipitation Index
as of February 16, 2026
12-Month Median Total: 23.35 inches
Current Year Total: 18.31 inches
7 Annual Comparison:
Upcountry Snowpack
8 Water Available to the City
9 California
Precipitation
Forecast
10 Total Deliveries
11