As Conservation Dips, California Drought Water Cutbacks May Return

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) – State regulators said Wednesday they fear some water districts in drought-stricken California have abandoned conservation efforts as saving dropped off significantly.
Californians saved less than 18 percent in August, down by nearly 10 percent from a year earlier, the State Water Resources Control Board in Sacramento reported. The figures are compared to the same period in 2013, a year before a drought emergency was declared in the state.
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