31. The water diverted from a reservoir in a water year shall be considered as water use in that water year only. 32. In much of the West, the period from October 1 to September 30 is known as the " water year ." 33. Tuesday's showers, spawned by a stalled offshore low, pushed rainfall past the previous record set in the water year of 1940-1941. 34. There are a number of rivers and other water courses crossing this plain, but none of them have water year round. 35. In high water years , the lake would rise enough to empty into the San Joaquin River and thus the Pacific Ocean. 36. Mere creation of water storage in a reservoir in a water year is not reckoned as water use in that water year. 37. Mere creation of water storage in a reservoir in a water year is not reckoned as water use in that water year . 38. If the 2002 water year is drier than average, the 29 agencies might receive only 15 percent of their allotment, officials said. 39. The work, a painted bronze sculpture of a woman in the shower, will incorporate real running water year round in an outdoor installation. 40. Tuesday, rainfall at Santa Barbara, Calif ., reached 45 . 41 inches for the " water year , " breaking the city's all-time record.