California plans water storage for El Niño rainfall

California is developing strategies to capture and store excess rainfall from El Niño weather patterns to address the state's chronic water scarcity and drought cycles.

First covered Oct 26, 2026 · 1:00 AM PT · 2 articles · no longer in the live window

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Coverage

16d Grist California has a plan for El Niño’s torrential rain: Save it for later

Primary sources

news.caloes.ca.gov Cal OES Revisits the Oroville Dam Spillway Incident and Its Impacts Five Years Later | Cal OES News — cited by 2 of the outlets above

latimes.com Rain triggers flooding, erosion concerns across SoCal. Could it stomp out fire season? — cited by 2 of the outlets above

waterboards.ca.gov About Sgma (waterboards.ca.gov) — cited by 2 of the outlets above

More coverage from around the web

water.ca.gov As New Water Year Begins, California Prepares for Strong El Niño and Expanded Water Supplies

yahoo.com California has a plan for El Niño’s torrential rain: Save it for later

yahoo.com El Niño could bring California a water windfall. Can it keep it?

gvwire.com California Needs Water. El Niño Might Bring Too Much - GV Wire

mavensnotebook.com DAILY DIGEST, 10/23: California’s storm door is about to swing wide open; The Kelvin wave has gone — but more are on the way; Critics blast California’s $180-million water buy as ‘extraordinarily expensive’; When rivers run low in the American West; and more ... ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

Appeared in: 2026-10-26 (#12)

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