Public water agencies in California will be getting more water from the state because of recent heavy rain.
The district gets about a third of its water from the State Water Project, a third from the Colorado River and a third from other sources. The Colorado River system has benefited from the recent storms, but not to the same extent as California's water system. Hagekhalil warned Southern California may “see significant reductions” from the Colorado river beginning next year.
Most of the state, however, remains in moderate or severe drought, with only a fraction on the far north coast entirely free of drought. But when strong storms hit, like the ones that pummeled the state in January, state officials say they are limited more by outdated infrastructure than they are by environmental rules. The State Water Project has been pumping at maximum capacity the past few weeks, pulling out water at 9,500 cubic feet per second . Meanwhile, Nemeth said water is running into the ocean at 150,000 cubic feet per second .
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