After years of drought, precipitation is, apparently, back with a vengeance.
"It's going to allow water agencies to reduce their restrictions on outdoor watering," said Michael McNutt from Las Virgenes Municipal Water District, which service parts of Ventura County.
He says, while the recent rainfall is certainly good news for water conservation efforts, it's not more than a moment in which we can "catch our breath" before looking to the future.
A climate of feast or famine, in terms of water usage, is something individuals need to make changes to adapt to, McNutt told KCLU.
"This pattern that we have, long-term is unsustainable," said McNutt, pointing to downed trees and damaged infrastructure as a result of the recent heavy storms and high rainfall.
"Climate change is wreaking havoc because of the influence it has on these weather patterns where we go from super dry to super wet and we don't create things to be able to sustain that type of dichotomy when it comes to weather patterns," said McNutt.
