Stormwater is starting to get some serious attention in California, as the state’s drought enters a fifth year.
Thanks in part to El Niño, rain has been surging through downspouts and gutters lately. And a lot of it: one storm in Los Angeles County, packing one inch of rainfall, means 10 billion gallons of water.
The Oakland-based Pacific Institute estimates that rainfall captured in the San Francisco Bay Area and metro Southern California could, in a strong year, provide enough water to supply the entire city of Los Angeles… Read more from KQED Science
Rainwater Harvest as a solution to drought and flood?
