LOS ANGELES — Nearly two months after extreme drought conditions forced the state to eliminate water allocations along the massive State Water Project, regulators have announced a modest increase in deliveries because of a recent series of drenching storms. “December storms enabled (the Department of Water Resources) to convey and store water in San Luis Reservoir, which allows for a modest increase in water deliveries this year,” the agency’s director, Karla Nemeth, said in a statement. “Dry conditions have already returned in January,” she said. Even after December‘s precipitation, officials at the State Water Resources Control Board adopted regulations that outlaw water wasting — a powerful indication that drought conditions persist and that conservation efforts should continue. The annual State Water Project allocation — which is initially announced on Dec. 1 each year — is continually updated through the winter months, the department said.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 22, 2022 06:18 UTC