In the wake of a series of powerful winter storms that lashed California for three weeks in January, the state announced that it will deliver more water than expected from its major storage and delivery system.

All 29 public water agencies — serving 27 million people — that pull water from the State Water Project can expect to receive 30 percent of requested deliveries, up from just 5 percent of requested amounts announced in December.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.