California cut water use by 31 percent in July amid drought
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — California cities cut water use by a combined 31 percent in July, exceeding the governor's statewide mandate to conserve, officials said Thursday.
The strong water conservation figures show California residents are beginning to understand the dire need to cut back in a fourth year of drought, Felicia Marcus, chair of the State Water Resources Control Board, said.
"This isn't your mother's drought or your grandmother's drought," she said. "This is the drought of the century."
Gov. Jerry Brown has ordered cities to use 25 percent less water. In June, the state conserved 27 percent, compared to the same period of 2013, the year before Brown declared a drought emergency.
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Good for us, taking water conservation seriously. Let's just hope that El Nino is on-track for this
fall/winter!!
