This is excellent news and definitely shows that imposed reductions can have an impact. It will also yield interesting debates around regulation and other market controls! I still think it's time for the state to consider implementing marginal volumetric water price increases with consumption across all sectors - residential, commercial, and industrial. This will help avoid penalizing those who can only afford the water they need for daily living, but encourage demand reduction for heavy water users without breaking the bank on potentially non-cost-effective demand management programs that don't have teeth anyway (and may not be needed in five years when the reservoirs and aquifers hopefully refill). Not easy because different industries have better lobbyists than others (not to mention the need for exhaustive metering technology, amending existing contracts, scale of project, etc.), but something's gotta give for the next few years or the next few droughts. It would be nice to actually have a decent infrastructure that is ready to handle water conservation seriously whether the water is running off of the mountains or being expensively desalinated. ​In any case, still good news!