Santa Clara County asked residents to reduce water use by 15% after declaring a drought emergency in June, but recent numbers show that the county has fallen very short of that goal.
Numbers released on Friday revealed that instead of hitting the 15% goal, residents saved 0% of water in July.
Amid the worsening drought, it is monumentally important for community members to follow county water conservation guidelines. Officials warn that residents must save water now in order to have any available next year, The Mercury News reported.
"It’s clear the message isn’t getting out," Heather Cooley, research director of Pacific Institute water research nonprofit, told the newspaper. "People aren’t yet changing their behaviors and realizing how serious the drought is."
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