[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

During wet years, Metropolitan will store surplus Colorado River water in the aquifer system underlying our Cadiz Valley property. In dry years, when Metropolitan’s needs are greater, the stored water and/or additional indigenous water will be extracted and delivered to Metropolitan’s service area

I think this makes sense!

[Robert357]

I think this makes sense

All things being equal it would, but my understanding is that most years the Colorado doesn't make it to the Pacific Ocean because so much water is removed from the river. That would mean that during dry years the river doesn't reach the Pacific and during wet years they want to remove more water thus making the Colorado flow into the Pacific even less of the time. From what I know about marine estuaries, they are considered extremely productive habitat. This has to have some fairly steep environmental impacts if I understand it correctly.