From the State Water Resources Control Board:
Before the end of May 2023, the State Water Board expects to submit to the Office of Administrative Law a package to readopt the ban on the use of potable water for decorative grass watering (non-functional turf irrigation) in commercial, industrial, and institutional areas, before the current ban expires in June 2023. (There are limited exceptions; watering is not prohibited to the extent necessary to ensure the health of trees and other perennial non-turf plantings.)
NOTICE AND REGULATION DOCUMENTS
More details on the rulemaking and associated documents can be found in the Notice here: https://www.waterboards.ca.
HOW TO COMMENT
Any interested person may submit written comments relevant to the proposed regulatory action to the State Water Board. Written comments must be received no later than close of business Thursday, May 25, 2023. The State Water Board will only consider written comments received by that time.
Please send comment letters to the Clerk to the Board by email at commentletters@waterboards.ca.
Courtney Tyler, Clerk to the Board
State Water Resources Control Board
P.O. Box 100, Sacramento, CA 95812-2000 (by mail)
1001 I Street, 24th Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814 (by hand delivery)
Please also indicate in the subject line, “Comment Letter – Emergency Regulation to Ban Decorative Grass Watering.” Hand and special deliveries should also be addressed to the Clerk at the address above. Couriers delivering comments must check in with lobby security and have them contact the Clerk to the Board at (916) 341-5611. Due to the limitations of the email system, emails larger than 15 megabytes are rejected and cannot be delivered or received by the State Water Board. We request that comments larger than 15 megabytes be submitted under separate emails.
UPDATE & MORE INFORMATION ON EMERGENCY REGULATIONS
More information on water conservation emergency regulations, including a statewide water restrictions update, can be found at: https://bit.ly/conservationreg
