The recent storms that caused major flash flooding around San Diego County were only a drop in the bucket when it comes to easing years of severe drought.

 

The amount of rainwater that San Diego captured in its reservoirs, while much appreciated, did not do anything to put a real dent in the five-year drought.

 

“So we have a long ways to go before we can see any measurable filling of those reservoirs,” Dana Friehauf, San Diego County Water Authority said.