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Contra Costa Water District which serves water to approximately 550,000 people in central and eastern Contra Costa County in Northern California, is starting a Drought Management Program to encourage water conservation.

Contra Costa Water District (CCWD) Blog announced the CCWD's 15% Drought Management Program on April 1st. The program will be in effect as of May 1st, 2009.

KCBS Radio reported that "Residents who use less than a thousand gallons a day, which is about 90 percent of district customers, will only face a higher rate if their water usage increases. But those who already use more than a thousand gallons a day will face the new drought rate of 300 percent if they don't cutback."

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Sources:
1. KCBS Radio report on New Water Regulations in Contra Costa
2. San Francisco Chronicle article on Contra Costa Water Officials Move to Cut Water Use
3. NBC article on Another County Hit With Water Restrictions
4. Mercury News article on Contra Costa Water District customers must conserve or pay more