California water regulators on Wednesday extended emergency drought regulations, despite calls to eliminate them after heavy rain and snow this winter. The action by the State Water Resources Control Board in Sacramento extends the drought rules which were set to expire at the end of this month, until the agency can reassess the state’s water situation in May when California’s rainy season typically draws to a close. Rain has refilled state reservoirs, and major snow storms have boosted water supply. Drought conditions have eased across most of the state, and Northern California has emerged from the drought.