I am seeing headlines that indicate certain areas around the San Francisco Bay are no longer in drought conditions. This is not a state wide condition. This is also not the condition around the whole San Francisco Bay Area.

The city of San Francisco and County of Marin are not in a drought, their reservoirs are at or above normal levels.

Today I read that EBMUD is ending their voluntary rationing program. They are not saying we should waste water, just that there is now enough and if it is needed, go ahead and use it. Being frugal with water is always recommended. Get the most from every drop.

If we continue to conserve, we will help protect against future droughts. However, as our populations grow, our need for water is growing. It is unlikely that we can completely avoid the drought cycle, but conservation and awareness go a long way toward shortening the dry spells.

The California water system is still below normal in the largest reservoirs and therefore water districts that rely on the state water supply are still being asked to cut back.

Both Lake Oroville and the state's largest reservoir - Shasta Lake, (which can hold 4.5 million acre-feet and is part of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Central Valley Project), have not reached normal levels according to anything I have read at this time and supports the state water systems continued rationing.