https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/09/08/california-drought-santa-clara-county-residents-failing-to-meet-water-conservation-goals/ > On June 9, as California’s historic drought deepened, the largest water agency in Santa Clara County declared a drought emergency and asked the county’s 2 million residents to cut water use by 15% from 2019 levels to preserve dwindling supplies. > But three months later, the public isn’t heeding the call. New water use numbers show that Santa Clara County residents reduced water use by just 6% in July, compared with July 2019 — well short of the 15% target.