L.A.-Area Lawmakers Can’t Let Stormwater-Capture Plan Go Down The Drain: Guest Commentary

When it rains, it pours … and when it doesn’t, it doesn’t. This is the essence of Southern California’s water conundrum. A year ago, who would have thought golden-brown Los Angeles would be complaining about too much rain?Then, a record five-year drought wreaked havoc on Angelenos and our environment, causing us to think long and hard about how we use water. Now, the pendulum has swung to the opposite extreme, with torrential rains this winter flooding roadways, causing chaos and washing a toxic stew of polluted runoff into our rivers and ocean.