Recent storms have put a dent in California's drought conditions. But the long-term issue of depleted groundwater remains.
Sounds like a lot, but that’s only enough to supply city residents with water for less than three months. And it’s important to remember where we were when the wet season started.“We’re starting the water season after three years of consecutive dryness. And we saw last year, we saw great precipitation in October and December and then we had the three driest consecutive months that we’ve had in a very long time," said Lopez.
Lopez went on to say that whatever precipitation falls on or runs into the county’s reservoirs is really just an added bonus. And it’s worth remembering that California is still years away from completely recovering from years of dry weather. Experts say it will take years to replenish groundwater supplies here, and across the state.
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