Responding to an increased statewide water supply, San Juan Capistrano is easing its state-mandated restrictions on water use while keeping conservation rules and guidelines in place.

The City Council voted unanimously at its July 19 meeting to maintain a Level 2 water alert while reducing a requirement that had mandated residents to cut their water consumption 27 percent compared with 2013.

Instead, residents are being told to use 10 percent less water than they did in comparable months in 2013.