Calif. decreases water use, but falls short of goal
By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News
After two months in a row of declining conservation, Californians are doing better at saving water, but they remain far short of a goal set by Gov. Jerry Brown last January.
Statewide, residents cut water use by 9.8 percent in November, compared with November 2013, according to new state figures released Tuesday. That’s an improvement from October, when the reduction was only 6.8 percent. And it compares with the 11.5 percent savings in August, and 10.2 percent in September .
Last January, in declaring a drought emergency, the governor asked Californians to voluntarily cut their water use by 20 percent.
Many parts of the state are at or near that goal now.