Andrew Fisher, University of California, Santa CruzThe ConversationThe L.A. River was wild Thursday after another storm hit Southern California, bringing rain, flash flood concerns, strong winds and dangerous surf in the region. California has big dams and reservoirs that can store large volumes of water, but they tend to be in the mountains. In more populated areas, one of the reasons storm water runoff isn’t automatically collected for use on a large scale is because the first runoff from roads is often contaminated. One method being discussed by the state Department of Water Resources and others is Flood-MAR, or flood-managed aquifer recharge. Andrew Fisher, Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Santa CruzThis article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 08, 2023 02:10 UTC