State officials will continue closely watching water conservation efforts this summer after statewide savings dropped in June – although some still praised the 21.5 percent savings. Water districts in Orange County largely mirrored the state’s trends, with overall water usage climbing. State Water Resources Control Board leaders released new data Tuesday showing June’s water conservation was several percentage points less than May (28 percent) and less than June 2015 (27.5 percent). The state uses 2013 as a base year for comparison. In all, the state saved 46.6 billion gallons of water in June, compared with 60.6 billion gallons in June 2015, according to the figures.