CA mostly ignores Newsom plea to conserve water in drought
Californians are still lagging behind Gov. Gavin Newsom’s drought-emergency plea to use less water. Urban residents reduced water consumption by just 3.9% in September, compared with a year earlier, according to data released Tuesday by the State Water Resources Control Board. The August figure was a slightly better 5.1%. … The Sacramento area conservation figures were worse than the statewide average: Residents used 2% less water in September compared with the year before, according to the Sacramento Regional Water Authority.
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