Californians are still saving water despite the recent lifting of mandatory statewide conservation, but not as much as they were last year at the peak of the drought, water officials said Wednesday. Monthly figures showed water conservation in cities and towns statewide dropped 1 percent in July from the previous month. July water-savings were down 11 percent from July 2015, which marked peak urban water conservation under last year’s mandatory 25-percent statewide cutbacks for cities and towns.