runoff

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If the race is not decided in the June 2 primary, DSA-LA can still endorse a candidate in the runoff.

From Los Angeles Times

This region receives inputs from treated sewage, household wastewater, aquaculture operations, pig farming, and agricultural runoff.

From Science Daily

Providing about a third of the state’s water supply, the Sierra Nevada snowpack is a vital source of spring and summer runoff that refills reservoirs when the state needs the water most.

From Los Angeles Times

Eric Tillemans, DWP’s interim aqueduct manager, told the state board that the city’s studies have found Mono Lake’s levels are “more dependent on precipitation, evaporation and runoff than any other factors.”

From Los Angeles Times

Scientific research has shown that human-caused climate change is pushing average snow lines higher in the mountains and changing the timing of runoff.

From Los Angeles Times