The LA River near Taylor Yard

Here in SoCal, we all know the rhythm of our Mediterranean climate: dry summers, wet winters, punctuated by short or long droughts and sometimes devastating fires. Or…we thought we knew.

Although these “seasons” of wet, dry, and fire have been going on for many thousands of years, the intensity of the dry, the volume and ferocity of the wet, and how they are altering SoCal is something we should all be paying attention to. One piece of the new reality is the hard, fast, and intensifying rainfall, causing all kinds of new challenges from flooding to spring overgrowth to later drying of overgrowth and then to fire. What do you think can be done? Well,

Here in SoCal, we all know the rhythm of our Mediterranean climate: dry summers, wet winters, punctuated by short or long droughts and sometimes devastating fires. Or…we thought we knew.

Although these “seasons” of wet, dry, and fire have been going on for many thousands of years, the intensity of the dry, the volume and ferocity of the wet, and how they are altering SoCal is something we should all be paying attention to. One piece of the new reality is the hard, fast, and intensifying rainfall, causing all kinds of new challenges from flooding to spring overgrowth to later drying of overgrowth and then to fire. What do you think can be done? Well, capturing stormwater before it flows out and floods streets, or is channeled into the LA River and then into the ocean, is one piece of the puzzle. In fact, in 2018, LA County voters wisely voted for Measure W, the Safe, Clean Water Program. Funded by a small tax on property owners, the money is used to fund stormwater capture, research, and infrastructure, mostly for cities and municipalities, and organizations. Read more about Measure W and how the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club, with a Los Angeles County Sanitation District Reclamation Plant on the property, seeks to capture stormwater runoff and recharge the Raymond aquifer.

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