Happy to report that all went well last night. Woke up to my pool overflowing, meaning we received in excess of 6" of rain through the night. All my new drains are working perfectly. I drained down the pool this morning, but just looking out, the level has risen another 2". Not a big issue, but the excess pressure on the side walls isn't good, so a quick 15 minute siphon drops the level pretty quick.
We have all of our local catch basins closed, so we are filling the aquifers from the top down. The water in my house comes from mountain stream water, so we are not using any of the MWD Water, but is available if our water level gets depleted. Lake Powell and Lake Mead are fed by the winter snow pack in the mountains, so we need as much snow as possible.
Keep in mind....
Where does MWD water come from?
We bring this water to the region from two sources: the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers, via the State Water Project, and the Colorado River, via the Colorado River Aqueduct.