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City of San Diego Releases Billions of Gallons of Water From Reservoirs

Billions of gallons of water have been released into the ocean from local reservoirs over the past year, mainly because of a state order to keep the water levels low.

Here’s Why Water Is Being Released From Several Northern California Reservoirs This Week.

Northern California water managers are preparing for a stretch of wet weather by releasing water from several major reservoirs this week. At 8 a.m. Wednesday, the California Department of Water Resources began releasing water down the main spillway at Oroville Dam. Initial releases were at 6,000 cubic feet per second.