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    As drought deepens, Californians are saving less water

    by Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times Mar 15, 2022 3 minutes
    In an aerial view, low water levels are visible at Nicasio Reservoir on April 23, 2021 in Nicasio, California.

    LOS ANGELES — California will end winter in a perilous position as record-shattering dryness converges with lagging water conservation efforts in nearly every part of the state, officials said Tuesday.

    After months of cutting back, new data from the State Water Resources Control Board show that rather than conserving water, Californians increased urban water use 2.6% in January, compared to the same month in 2020 — the baseline year against which current savings are measured.

    The cumulative savings from July — when Gov. Gavin Newsom called on Californians to voluntarily cut water use by 15% —

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