We welcomed the New Year with record stormwater capture numbers! Following the biggest storm of the rainy season so far, we estimate that the cumulative amount of stormwater captured from October 1, 2022, through January 10, 2023, is nearly 32,500 acre-feet. That's about 10.6 billion gallons—enough water to serve 139,000 households for a year or equivalent to filling 16,000 Olympic-size swimming pools!
Residential customers can help by capturing their own rainwater as well. Our rebates range from up to $50 for rain barrels that hold at least 50 gallons of water, and from $300 to $500 for cisterns ranging in size from 200 to over 1,000 gallons. Take advantage now!
Stormwater capture is one piece of the puzzle to becoming more reliant on local water supplies. It is one we are heavily invested in and one where we are doing everything we can to divert some of that rainwater from the ocean to replenish our groundwater basin.
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