How you can help refill LA’s aquifers by capturing stormwater at home
Recently, we dove deep on how every time rain falls in Southern California, gigantic pieces of infrastructure come to life in an effort to sequester as much of the stormwater as possible. Water agencies implement dry wells, dams and spreading grounds the size of neighborhoods to give each drop a chance to percolate deep into the soil and refill our overdrawn reservoirs. The problem is we’ve all but run out of room for spreading grounds, and while the water agencies are implementing other options, you can make a difference at the household level as well. All you need is a shovel, some rocks and a tiny patch of land. The goal is simple: you want to slow down water and give it a chance to sink into the earth.
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