2011 turned out to be a year of abundant surplus for California’s water supply, and no significant changes are expected for the region over the new year, in contrast to the anxious last couple of years, where politicians stressed water conservation amidst fears that drought conditions would finally push Los Angeles and the greater Southern California region toward disaster.
As of this month, Metropolitan Water District measurements show that it currently has the largest supply of water reserves in the its eight-decade history. The agency placed into reserve approximately one gallon of water for evert three it provided to the 26 member agencies in the southern california counties it services, more than enough to keep a city like Los Angeles hydrated (based on average usage levels) for more than a year.
MWD’s largest water reservoir, Diamond Valley Lake in Riverside County, is usually a fairly accurate gauge of current reserve water levels. A boat ramp which, during the worst of the last few years’ water issues, wasn’t long enough to be able to reach the significantly diminished waterline, now angles gracefully down through the surface of the newly replenished reservoir.
According to expert predictions, the water that’s currently available will be more than enough for the coming year, regardless of the lackluster winter precipitation the region has received. Hopefully, experts’ encouraging early predictions about the soundness of Southern California’s water supply will turn into a reasonably on-time reality
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