OT Just how bad is the drought? Just curious OT

The biggest problem with large scale aquifer storage is who owns the storage.

"After the recent storms, here are the reservoir levels at some of California's major reservoirs as of March 14, 2016. About a quarter of the state's reservoirs are above average levels for this time of the year."

At the beginning of water year 2016, total system storage in the
Colorado River Basin was 30.0 maf (50% of 59.6 maf total system
capacity). This is nearly the same as the total storage at the
beginning of water years 2014 and 2015 which began at 29.9 maf and 30.0 maf, respectively, both of which were 50% of capacity. Since the beginning of water year 2000, total Colorado Basin storage has experienced year to year increases and decreases in response to wet and dry hydrology, ranging from a high of 94% of capacity at the beginning of 2000 to a low of 50% of capacity at the beginning of water year 2005. One wet year can significantly increase total system reservoir storage, just as persistent dry years can draw down the system storage. Based on current inflow forecasts, the current projected end of water year total Colorado Basin reservoir storage for water year 2016 is approximately 29.4 maf (49% of total system capacity). The actual end of water year 2016 system storage may vary from this projection, primarily due to uncertainty regarding the season's snowpack and resulting runoff and reservoir inflow. Based on the January minimum and maximum probable inflow forecasts and modeling, the range of end of water year 2016 total system capacity is approximately 27.4 maf (46%) to 34.1 maf (57%), respectively. The minimum and maximum probable scenarios will be updated again in April.

This update courtesy of Paul Davidson, Bureau of Reclamation