A drone view of Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County with an algal bloom. Castaic Lake is part of the West Branch of the State Water Project. The reservoir formed by Castaic Dam on Castaic Creek, in the Sierra Pelona Mountains of northwestern Los Angeles County, California. Photo taken October 14, 2023
Ryan McKinney / California Department of Water Resources
There was good news flowing downstream from the latest Northern California snowpack measurement, local water officials said Monday. Kevin Strauss, spokesman for the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency, said in a phone interview Monday that the…