State Water Savings 22 Percent In March
Urban water conservation figures for March were released Tuesday by the state Water Resources Control Board, and showed statewide savings of 22.5 percent compared to March 2013, the benchmark pre-drought year. On average, each Californian used 67 gallons of water each day in March. Local results from 40.5 percent in Paradise, to 5.1 percent in the areas served by the Del Oro Water Co. Del Oro customers only used 47 gallons of water a day, however. Here are the local figures: Chico Division, California Water Service Co: 38.8 percent savings in March compared to March 2013; 70 gallons per capita per day.