L.A. County captures 96 billion gallons of water during 'super year' of storms
Los Angeles Times -

Heavy rains this winter and spring sent torrential flows down local creeks and rivers, and L.A. County managed to capture and store a significant amount of that stormwater, officials say. To be exact, they snared an estimated 295,000 acre-feet of water since last October, or 96.3 billion gallons. That’s enough water to supply about 2.4 million people a year — nearly one-fourth of the county’s population. “This year has really been a super year,” said Mark Pestrella, director of L.A. County...

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