Water consumption by customers in the Nevada Irrigation District continues to be lower than a year ago, when the state mandated a maximum conservation rate of 36-percent. The rate was 19-percent in July, compared to 2013. That’s after hitting the target a year ago. That’s not surprising to NID Operations Manager Chip Close, but he says it’s still a good savings…
The June rate was 20-percent. Close says the reduction is mainly due to increased outdoor watering, that was reduced to two days a week a year ago…
The latest rate for California was 21 and a half percent in June, six points lower than a year ago, and state regulators have vowed to scrutinize communities where water use was lower. But Close says they had such a wet winter that the state approved a zero conservation target this summer.
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