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Californian residents cut their water use by 18 percent in September, up almost one percent from August, the state Water Resources Control Board reported Tuesday.
Despite that improvement, the state’s water conservation efforts were still well below the 26.2 percent it achieved in September 2015, the month state-mandated conservation goals were established, according to the board’s monthly water-use report.
In 2015, Gov. Jerry Brown issued an executive order that mandated all state water districts cut their distribution by 25 percent. That order was lifted in May, but water officials hinted in the report that those restrictions could be brought back.
Since June 2015, California has saved approximately 2.15 million acre-feet of water, enough to supply 10 million people – roughly 25 percent of the state’s population – for one year, the report stated.
The report highlighted conservations efforts in cities throughout the state, including several Inland Empire municipalities. Water suppliers in Fontana and Pomona were among 132 agencies statewide that cut their supplies by 20 percent or more last month, according to the report.
