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'Water Police' Seek Out Water Waste in San Francisco

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Even without any rain, you turn on the faucet and the water still comes out. That makes it harder to convince people not to use it. In Sacramento this week, Gov. Jerry Brown announced more than $1 billion in state money to fast track short-term relief from the drought. None of it will make it rain or snow of course -- and the governor hinted that tighter restrictions on water use could be on the way unless things change. Like many counties, San Francisco is trying to squeeze out more water savings. And it's doing a good job. But San Francisco is still trying to squeeze out more savings, with the help of two women who are like the Sherlock Holmes of water conservation.

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