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Most Marin County residents will be allowed to use their sprinklers again after a nearly three-month ban. The Marin Municipal Water District board voted unanimously on Feb. 15 to allow the district’s customers in central and southern Marin to use outdoor sprinklers and drip irrigation two days per week. Outdoor irrigation using tap water had been banned since Dec. 1 due to drought. Marin Independent Journal (Calif.), Feb 16, 2022 After a number of atmospheric rivers that brought tremendous rain to Marin County, the reservoirs have refilled from 32% to 74% of capacity on Dec. 17 and water officials were reconsidering some drought restrictions and penalties that were introduced earlier. Since July, the Marin Municipal Water District has received about 34 inches of rain, or about 240% of normal to date. The utility continues to plan for water projects like the $100 million pipeline across the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge that would pump in water purchased from Yuba County. The district began planning the pipeline when it appeared that its local reservoir supplies could be depleted as soon as July 2022. The San Jose Mercury News (Calif.), Dec 19, 2021 Outdoor watering was no longer permitted in Marin if water use exceeds 65 gallons of water daily for a 4-person household. The aim is to conserve 40% district wide. Overall reservoir storage for the Marin Municipal Water District was at 58% of capacity, or 8% less than average for the date. CBS San Francisco (Calif.), Nov 30, 2021