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> Why would new reservoirs help? I'm not aware there is a problem with the existing ones ever filling up? Assuming this is a serious question: If you have 20

• whats_a_quasar 3y ago
  That's only true if those 10 additional reservoirs are capturing water that the original 10 were not capturing. You could also end up with 20 1/4 full reservoirs. The underlying problem in California is that not enough rain is falling within the state's watersheds for everything people want to use it for. Adding more capacity won't double the amount of water available. Adding more storage can help if it means less dumping at peaks or if they capture water in other areas. But reservoirs have been running half full for years before the heavy rains this year and last. The root of the problem is not enough water for too much demand.
  • BurningFrog 3y ago
    There is plenty of untapped (sorry) capacity. From (unreliable) memory I think California captures maybe 10-20%. A quick googling gave this: https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-rainwater-lost-wet-winter-california-20190220-story.html https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-rainwater-lost-wet...