East Bay residents cut water usage during drought by 40 percent in June

Concord, Calif. (KGO) -- Officials say East Bay water users did a great job of conserving water last month.

The Contra Costa Water District reports people cut their usage by 40 percent in June. That's by far the best month of conservation since Gov. Jerry Brown declared a drought emergency early last year.

And that's despite the fact that temperatures in June were an average of five degrees higher than two years ago. And that usually has a lot to do with how much water we use.

Click here to read the full report from the Contra Costa Water District.

To learn how much water your city is required to cut back, click here. For water rebate information from Bay Area water suppliers, click here. And click here for tips on how to conserve water. To learn more about how to report water wasters #WhereYouLive, click here.

For full coverage on the drought, click here.