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Nearly full reservoirs and a return to normal rain and snow patterns mean that the water emergency in the East Bay is over, the East Bay Municipal Utility District has decided.

On a 7-0 vote, the board ruled on Tuesday that water supply levels were “normal,” suspended water rationing and also dropped the 25 percent drought surcharge on water bills, effective July 1.