Californians warned to keep conserving water despite heavy rains

State officials tell residents not to revert back to pre-drought habits even after parade of storms from strong El Nino weather system

Forced by drought to conserve water, Californians were warned against reverting to old habits on Tuesday as the first of several storms spawned by a record-tying El Nino began drenching the state.

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