February 2016 Drought News Release Archive
State Water Board Adopts Extended Emergency Water Conservation Regulation
February 2, 2015 -- With California still experiencing severe drought despite recent rains, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) today adopted an extended and revised emergency regulation to ensure that urban water conservation continues in 2016.
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California Meets Governor’s Conservation Mandate for Seventh Straight Month
February 2, 2016 - Californians have reduced water use by 25.5 percent since June, continuing to meet Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr.’s 25 percent mandate despite a decline in the statewide water-savings rate during the last three months of 2015.
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Californians Save 1.1 Million Acre-Feet of Water, Urged to Stay Focused on Conservation
February 25, 2016 -- For the first time since June, California just missed Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr.’s 25 percent water conservation mandate in January, as urban water suppliers reported a cumulative savings of 24.8 percent for the eight months since mandatory conservation began.
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