Will this morning’s stubborn wet weather ever go away?

Meanwhile, here is a rainy-day tale you have heard before.

It bears repeating, though, because of the sprinkles that have inundated Culver City this week and because the news is current.

As the drought continues, Golden State Water Co., the city’s supplier, and Public Works Director Charles Herbertson say that the city is performing “just fine” under this year’s voluntary watering and water-use conservation restrictions.

Updated data shows that “we are meeting our goal, down 16 percent from the baseline, what we were using before the drought was declared,” Mr. Herbertson said.

“During the period when water usage was a mandatory requirement, until last May, we had kind of a moving average,” he said.

“What you had to adhere to was your overall average for the year. This is where the moving average came in and was valuable.

“We dropped below our target in a couple months.

“But our average always remained better than what we were required to have,” said Mr. Herbertson. “We never got to the point where we were concerned we were not going to meet our requirement during the mandatory period.”

Assuming a laudatory stance on behalf of residents, Mr. Herbertson emphasized that “overall the city did well during the mandatory period.

“By last spring, Gov. Brown said the drought was not as serious as it had been, particularly because of the winter rains in Northern California.”

As a result, the city’s chief engineer explained, California was able to move to a voluntary system.

Each water district was allowed to determine its requirements, based on the available water supplies. Strings, naturally, were attached.  Each district was ordered to design a water plan and submit it to Sacramento for approval. “This is the (voluntary) policy we are operating under today,” Mr. Herbertson said.