1.   Although the rain will replenish reservoirs near the coast, local flooding could occur in areas that received heavy rain on Sunday.

2.   And replenishing reservoirs is going to take more than the handful of scattered showers last weekend and the rain in the forecast for the next few days.

3.   But did it rain enough to break the drought or replenish the reservoirs?

4.   It is unclear whether a more effective method of replenishing underground reservoirs can be developed by then.

5.   Most of California relies on mountain snow melt to replenish northern reservoirs that supply water during the long, dry summer.

6.   Puerto Rico ended water rationing for nearly half a million residents Tuesday after heavy rain partly replenished a reservoir serving the San Juan metropolitan area.

7.   The government on Monday re-introduced water rationing for many residents of San Juan, who soon will find their taps dry every other day until rain replenishes city reservoirs.

8.   It replenished reservoirs which had become nearly empty due to a prolonged drought.

9.   Since then, rainfall in England and Wales has not been plentiful enough to replenish the reservoirs, which should normally be full by the end of March.