California drought over. California's largest reservoir filling too fast thanks to El Niño, must release more water

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<p>‘The El Niño-f ele storms that have swept thro gh Norther Califor ia i rece t weeks have swelle some of the state’s largest reservoirs to e co ragi g levels eve as the state’s ro ght persists.</p>
<p>O e of the biggest be eficiaries has bee Lake Shasta, a keysto e reservoir of the Ce tral Valley project, which serves Califor ia growers.</p>
<p>To make room i Shasta for water from last weeke ’s storms, the Fe eral B rea of Reclamatio rampe p releases from 5,000 c bic feet per seco to 20,000 c bic feet per seco o March 18. It was the first time si ce 2011 that the b rea release water i to the pper Sacrame to River at s ch a rapi rate, sai spokesma Sha e H t.’</p>
<p><a href="http://www.latimes.com/local/la ow/la-me-l -califor ia-reservoir-too-f ll-el- i o-20160325-story.html" target="_bla k">Rea more: Califor ia ro ght over. Califor ia’s largest reservoir filli g too fast tha ks to El Niño, m st release more water</a></p>