For the second straight month, the Nevada Irrigation District, Nevada County’s largest water provider, has hit its state-mandated conservation target. Operations Manager Chip Close says that’s 36-percent more savings in July, compared to 2013…
Residential watering has been reduced to two days a week. State mandates went into effect in June, with water districts facing possible penalties for not hitting their targets or not doing their best to save. No districts in California have been sanctioned so far. Close says the district has also done its part…
Meanwhile, California residents cut their water use by 31-percent in July, compared to 27-percent in June. The statewide mandate is 25-percent. Last year, Californians used more water in July than any other month, mostly due to lawn watering during the hot weather.
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