This hasn’t helped the California drought.
What do you think happens in late spring and early summer?
Hardly. Here is the current situation:
We saw a more dramatic improvement from Dec 2018 (right) to March 2019 (left)...
Here's a handy graphic. Data are through February 28, 2023...
This is how California operates. It's all perfectly normal. What is abnormal is water management and storage in CA.