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.