February 1, 2017 -- Water-logged by recent storms but still not drought-free, the City of Santa Monica announced Tuesday it is maintaining the big cuts in water use, and fines, it imposed in 2015 as California entered its fourth year of drought.

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and: 

http://smdp.com/drought-conditions-stubbornly-persist-in-santa-monica-despite-rainfall/159519