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Extremely wet weather in 2023 and a moderately wet 2024 have left reservoirs brimming, which for the time being puts California’s stored water supplies in relatively good shape heading into the spring and summer.

“We’re in good shape because we had two preceding wet years. That really makes a big difference,” said Jeffrey Mount, a senior fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California’s Water Policy Center.

Eaton Canyon biologist Cristhian Mace told me the Eaton Canyon Natural Area and Nature Center was destroyed by the fire, but oak and sycamore trees survived in pretty good shape, with some leaves singed but trunks and limbs largely intact.

Rosenfield said that the state’s existing rules would provide for diverting ample water during the upcoming storms, and the state’s water supplies in reservoirs are in relatively good shape.

But he said Garcia appeared to be in good shape.