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Despite dousing, soil conditions remain relatively dry, and Santa Barbara County reservoirs did not receive much runoff The snow-covered San Rafael Mountains loom over Lake Cachuma following last week’s storm. Despite significant rainfall in many areas, the storm did little to boost local water supplies. (Peter Hartmann / Noozhawk photo) By Tom Bolton, Noozhawk Executive Editor | @tombol February 1, 2021 | 3:44 p.m. Last week’s major storm provided a big boost to rainfall totals in Santa Barbara County, but did little to add to the area’s water supplies. On Jan. 19, the county overall had received just 12% of the normal rainfall to date for the rain year that runs from Sept. 1 through Aug. 31, according to the county Flood Control District. ....