California's drought-stricken reservoirs have seen a remarkable recovery after a barrage of storms lashed the state last month.
Officials say it's a much-needed improvement after hovering at critically low levels for the past several years.
"However, for every day it doesn't rain or snow during our wettest months, we are drying out," Margaret Mohr, deputy director of communications for the California Department of Water Resources, told CNN. Shutting down the Edward Hyatt Power Plant served as a wake-up call to how significant the drought had become.
The California Department of Water Resources operates the State Water Project system, which includes Lake Oroville, and provides water to 29 public water agencies serving 27 million Californians and 750,000 acres of farmland. The State Water Project's two largest reservoirs — Lake Oroville and San Luis — gained a total of 1.62 million acre-feet of water, which is roughly enough water for 5.6 million households for an entire year. An acre-foot is the amount of water needed to one acre a foot deep — roughly 326,000 gallons.
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