Los Angeles wants backyard cisterns to collect rain water

Officials in drought-stricken Los Angeles want locals to consider installing special cisterns to collect rainwater that would otherwise run off and go to waste. It hardly rains in southern California, but when it does, sudden and powerful downpours can lead to flooding and landslides -- with much of the excess draining into the Pacific Ocean. "In the face of a historic drought, Los Angeles is taking action" to save every water drop, said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.

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