Water Conservation Targets Could Be Extended Through October 2016

LOS ANGELES (AP) — State regulators are expected to propose changes this week to California’s water conservation mandate that has required communities throughout the state to reduce use by 25 percent.
The move comes as California is in its driest four-year span on record, and officials anticipate a possible fifth year of drought. Weather forecasters say a strong El Niño weather system could drench the state, but one good year won’t be enough to rehydrate the parched land