Are we out of this drought yet?

Although it seems that the rains we have had in Southern California would be more than enough to get us out of a drought- this may not be true. While some reservoirs are able to capture and hold the rain water most of it is not able to be absorbed by the soil after reaching field capacity. Once the saturation point is reached the water simply sheets off down the drains and out to the ocean. Rainwater that precipitates in January is not available in July. Simply stated that water is consumed. To end the drought two major factors need to occur: 1. Rain sporadically all year long 2. Population growth will have to come to a complete stop. Since neither of these is likely we will have to continue to worker smarter to make each drop of water go farther.