The public in Monterey County continue to conserve water

Without that needed rain, local water agencies are asking the public to conserve water and at least in the Central Coast people are listening.

Monterey Regional Water District officials said in December, the Monterey Peninsula had the lowest water use in the state. People only used about 33 gallons of water per day. In January, water conservation dropped slightly because it was hot and dry.

Stephanie Locke is the water demand manager for Monterey County and she said, “Right now, customers in California American Water have been successfully staying below state limits. We have a regulatory drought on the Monterey Peninsula where we have to meet certain targets or we move to higher levels of conservation.”

If the drought continues to drag on, district officials said the state could push for even more restrictions later on.