Research: Forced water-use cuts made California more waterwise
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Research: Forced water-use cuts made California more waterwise
After a drought-stricken California lifted a year of mandatory water-use cuts that were effective in 2015 and 2016, urban water use crept back up somewhat, but the overall lasting effect was a more waterwise Golden State, a new study has found.