The California Department of Water Resources has increased the water allocation from 15% to 20% for Southern California, providing an additional 172 billion gallons for 2025. This allocation is crucial for water agencies, especially the Metropolitan Water District, which will benefit the most by receiving an additional 96,000 acre-feet. Despite ongoing drought conditions, recent storms in Northern California have helped fill reservoirs, leading to this increased water supply, which is considered positive news by local water managers who view it as insurance against future droughts.
While drought conditions persist in Southern California despite the past weekend's rain and snow storms, storms in late November and December in Northern California produced runoff that topped off reservoirs already nearing or above historic levels.
The raising of the allocation was the result of assessing the positive effects of more rain and snow that fell in Northern California, a typical evaluation done yearly by state water agencies.
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