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Mark Gold in LA Times: California wastes most of its rainwater, which simply goes down the drain

Mark Gold, associate vice chancellor for environment and sustainability at UCLA, spoke with the LA Times about where all the rain water is going. 

“When you look at the Los Angeles River being between 50% and 70% full during a storm, you realize that more water is running down the river into the ocean than what Los Angeles would use in close to a year,” said Mark Gold, associate vice chancellor for environment and sustainability at UCLA. “What a waste of water supply.”