Lack of snow could lead to summer drought, conservation authority warns
Snowfall levels are down by more than half in the Ottawa area compared to last winter, and that's put who monitor the Rideau Valley watershed's conditions on alert.
![Lack of snow could lead to summer drought, conservation authority warns](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7124653.1708735729!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/ottawa-no-snow.jpg)
![There has been a lot of melt events this winter in Ottawa. grass peaks through the snow](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7124653.1708735729!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/ottawa-no-snow.jpg)
Snowfall levels are down by more than half in the Ottawa area compared to last winter, and that's put who monitor the Rideau Valley watershed's conditions on alert.