[M T]

I'm concerned that those numbers look lower than I'd think for the amount of rain that we've had.

Ignore the reservoirs that are going to get snow melt and might overflow if not brought down.
For instance, San Luis is at 116% of normal.   I've driven past it in the last 2 weeks and it appeared very full.  Is it really the case that we can only store 16% more than "normal"? 

I've always thought of "normal" as pretty dry and California needs to store more water when the year is wet.  16% more doesn't seem like a whole lot more.    (Yes, I'm only looking at one reservoir)

San Luis:
Storage: 2,028,344 AF
Total Capacity: 2,041,000
Avg. Stor. for Capacity: 1,738,944
Reservoir Elevation: 543 FT
99% of Total Capacity
117% of Historical Avg. For This Date


I don't know about others, but it feels somewhat odd now to run the water freely when washing my hands.
Hmmm... It seems there was a rate increase some time back because consumers were using less water.  I don't suppose that's being rolled back.

[M T]

I'm concerned that those numbers look lower than I'd think for the amount of rain that we've had.

Ignore the reservoirs that are going to get snow melt and might overflow if not brought down.
For instance, San Luis is at 116% of normal.   I've driven past it in the last 2 weeks and it appeared very full.  Is it really the case that we can only store 16% more than "normal"? 

I've always thought of "normal" as pretty dry and California needs to store more water when the year is wet.  16% more doesn't seem like a whole lot more.    (Yes, I'm only looking at one reservoir)

San Luis:
Storage: 2,028,344 AF
Total Capacity: 2,041,000
Avg. Stor. for Capacity: 1,738,944
Reservoir Elevation: 543 FT
99% of Total Capacity
117% of Historical Avg. For This Date


I don't know about others, but it feels somewhat odd now to run the water freely when washing my hands.
Hmmm... It seems there was a rate increase some time back because consumers were using less water.  I don't suppose that's being rolled back.