SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California cities have mostly succeeded in the first month of mandatory conservation during the drought, according to June water use data released Thursday. The State Water Resources Control Board gave communities nine months to hit water use reduction targets as high as 36 percent compared to 2013 levels.
The self-reported figures below show which large agencies serving more than 40,000 people fell the most behind and went above and beyond their targets.
HALL OF SHAME
These large agencies were the furthest behind from their conservation targets:
Agency, County, Conservation Mandate, June Savings, Difference
Rancho California Water District, Riverside, 36%, 14.4%, -21.6%
City of Hanford, Kings, 28%, 10%, -18%
California Water Service Company Dominguez, Los Angeles, 16%. +1%, -17.0%
Coachella Valley Water District, Riverside, 36%, 21%, -15%
Western Municipal Water District of Riverside, Riverside, 32%, 17%, -15%
Yucaipa Valley Water District, San Bernardino, 36%, 22%, -14%
Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, Riverside, 28%, 14%, -14%
Eastern Municipal Water District, Riverside, 28%, 15%, -13%
City of Turlock, Stanislaus, 32%, 19%, -13%
City of Rialto, San Bernardino, 28%, 15.6%, -12.4%
HALL OF FAME
These large agencies exceeded their conservation targets the most:
Agency, County, Conservation Mandate, June Savings, Difference
City of Redwood City, San Mateo 8%, 39%, +31%
Dublin San Ramon Services District, Contra Costa, 12%, 42.5%, +30.5%
City of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, 12%, 41%, +29%
California Water Service Company Livermore, Alameda, 24%, 49%, +25%
City of San Buenaventura, Ventura, 16%, 41%, +25%
City of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, 8%, 32%, +24%
City of Pleasanton, Alameda, 24%, 48%, +24%
Calaveras County Water District, Calaveras, 16%, 40%, +24%
City of Hayward, Alameda, 8%, 31%, +23%
City of San Bruno, San Mateo, 8%, 29%, +21%
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Source: Associated Press analysis of data published by the State Water Resources Control Board.
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