The flow problem in all of the rivers in our watershed this year wasn't a big problem for the public. Last year and the year before it was a major problem, but it's all totally connected to our climate.
In our case, we have 39 dams. Some of those dams are operated for low-flow augmentation, so we actually hold water back up north to let it out slowly in the summer when there's no water in the riverways.
Climate change, the patterns that it's creating...a better understanding of climate change will help us in the future to prepare better. Maybe we need bigger reservoirs for future climate predictions.