As California relaxes its emergency drought regulations across the state, business owners and residents in San Diego County have continued to conserve notable amounts of water during summer months — when reductions in outdoor irrigation provide a chance for significant savings.

Regional water suppliers used an average 23 percent less water in June compared to the same month in the state’s baseline year of 2013, the San Diego County Water Authority announced Tuesday. That’s down slightly from May, when savings by county water suppliers was 26 percent.