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San Diegans are likely already seeing advertisements at regional malls encouraging them to “Live WaterSmart,” which is the main message of an outreach campaign launched Tuesday by the San Diego County Water Authority.

Although state water-use reduction mandates were lifted in May, the Water Authority’s hope is that customers of its 24 member agencies will help maintain what’s already seen as a strong regional commitment to water-use efficiency. In June 2016 — the first month following the end of state water-use reduction mandates — water use was down 23 percent compared to June 2013.

The San Diego County Water Authority has big plans to help us deal with drought conditions.

On Tuesday, officials are unveiled a campaign to promote long-term water-use efficiency as a way of life.

The San Diego County Water Authority unveiled the Live WaterSmart campaign on Tuesday, its latest water-efficiency movement in the region.

Live WaterSmart is a campaign aimed at promoting water-efficiency practices in everyday life, while offering some free water-saving services and tips to San Diegans. Members from the San Diego County Water Authority and its Board of Directors, San Diego Gas & Electric, Water Conservation Garden and water-efficiency professionals came together at a house in the Kensington neighborhood for the campaign launch.

You know we’re in a drought. You know to turn the faucet off while you’re brushing your teeth, and the numbers show water use has dropped 23 percent, but we’re encouraged to do more.

Because most of our days in San Diego are sunny without a chance of rain the drought is likely here to stay, so the county says being water wise must be a way of life. Water is a precious resource that we don’t have a lot of. “We have to make the most of every drop,” Mark Weston said.

An Orange County Superior Court judge ruled Monday in a closely watched case that customers of a water district cannot void rate increases using a referendum.

The ruling comes in the protracted fight between a group of Yorba Linda residents and their water provider over a $25-a-month rate increase. The dispute has at times become heated as both sides have accused the other of distorting facts. Two of the water district’s five board members now face recalls, and one other board member announced last week that he would retire rather than face reelection in the fall.