California’s drought might not be officially, entirely over but water districts around the Bay Area are rescinding key provisions of their emergency drought rules.

On Tuesday, the boards that govern the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, the Santa Clara Valley Water District and the Alameda County Water District voted to end many drought-related water restrictions.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.