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Californians Conserve 29 Percent More Water In May

Andrew Nixon
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Capital Public Radio

Californians stepped up their water conservation in May. The state is the midst of its worst drought in history. Ed Joyce reports from Sacramento.

The State Water Resources Control Board says Californians achieved their best conservation yet, cutting water use 29 percent in May compared to two years ago. 

The board says rain in parts of the state likely drove the May water savings. But the rain did nothing to ease drought conditions.

Governor Jerry Brown declared a drought emergency in 2014 and things have gotten worse.   

In April, Brown ordered a 25 percent mandatory reduction in urban water use. 

The Sierra Nevada snowpack normally melts in the spring and summer, providing about 30 percent of state water needs. But in April, the state said the snowpack was virtually gone. 

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