California drought: Santa Clara County residents exceed water conservation targets
After months of falling short, Santa Clara County residents have finally begun to hit the target when it comes to water conservation. Following two record-dry years, the Santa Clara Valley Water District declared a drought emergency in June and asked the county’s 2 million residents to cut water use by 15% from 2019 levels. After failing to achieve that goal for four months, county water use fell 16% in October. But there was a catch: Unusually heavy rains that month caused people to turn off yard sprinklers.