State water officials have begun releasing water from some of California’s most important reservoirs as the latest series of atmospheric river storms is expected to pile more snow on top of an already impressive Sierra Nevada snowpack.

With as many as four atmospheric rivers making landfall in Northern and Central California during the current wave, state and federal water managers recently announced plans to increase releases from reservoirs up and down the state.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.