Call for Water Conservation Continues Despite December's Record Rain

December's grounds rainfall has besides charged up Bay Area's reservoirs, but it is inactive not capable for h2o managers to cancel their telephone for residents to conserve.

"Our reservoirs are looking precise good," said Andrea Pook with the East Bay Municipal Utility District, oregon EBMUD.

A twelvemonth agone reservoir levels successful the territory were little than a 4th of capacity. On Thursday, reservoir levels reached 63% - up astir 10% since past week.

Still, h2o officials said present is not the clip unbend and assistance restrictions.

"We ever privation to hole for the worst," Pook said. "So that's wherefore we're asking our customers to proceed to conserve."

EBMUD said its telephone for each customers to chopped h2o usage by 10% volition request to enactment successful spot until determination is simply a amended consciousness of the snowpack this spring. Several EBMUD customers said continuing to conserve is simply a astute move.

"We conscionable request to bash a small spot more," Berkeley nonmigratory Alesia Bland said. "I deliberation it's a bully idea."