Despite the heat, Long Beach set a 10-year record low for water consumption during the month of August, according to a Thursday announcement from the Long Beach Water Board.
Citywide water demand last month was 19.2 percent below the city's historical 10-year average, making this the second consecutive August that water use in Long Beach has been almost 20 percent below the historical average.
The Water Department has stepped up conservation efforts in the last two years, as the state struggles with supply problems, and also increased water rates earlier this year.
