Making conservation a CA way of life

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

November 4, 2024 85

From the State Water Resources Control Board: Urban retail water suppliers subject to the Making Conservation a California Way of...

NOTICE: Urban Water Use Objective Reporting Template Posted

October 24, 2024 111

From the Department of Water Resources: Dear Urban Water Suppliers and Other Interested Parties, The State Water Resources Control Board...

NOTICE of changes to the proposed ‘Making Conservation a California Way of Life’ Regulation

June 15, 2024 78

From the State Water Resources Control Board: Today, the State Water Resources Control Board formally begins a fourth public comment...

NOTICE of changes to the proposed ‘Making Conservation a California Way of Life’ Regulation; Comments due by June 4

ANNOUNCEMENTS Press Release/Other

May 21, 2024 80

From the State Water Resources Control Board: Today, the State Water Resources Control Board formally begins a third public comment...

PRESS RELEASE: Analysis: State Water Board’s Proposal to Water Down Urban Water Conservation Regulation Leaves Calif. at Risk of Shortages

Press Release/Notice

March 15, 2024 189

Total water savings through conservation will not drop below current levels until 2035 From the Conserve 4 CA Coalition: Earlier...

CAL MATTERS: California weakens plan for mandatory cutbacks in urban water use, yielding to criticism

March 13, 2024 212

The revised proposal grants water providers an extra five years for reducing outdoor irrigation. Cities and water agencies are relieved,...

PRESS RELEASE: Water Board releases revised proposed conservation regulation draft to simplify compliance, increase flexibility

Agency News

March 12, 2024 369

From the State Water Resources Control Board: Moving to bolster California’s water supplies and resilience to climate change, the State...

REACTIONS to revised urban water conservation regulations from ACWA, the Conserve4CA coalition

Maven

Conservation organizations & coalitions

March 12, 2024 411

The State Water Board has released a revised draft of a proposed regulation that would establish budget-based water conservation targets...

PRESS RELEASE: Groups call out conservation as equitable, affordable and the most reliable option for meeting the state’s demand for water in light of the West’s unpredictable water future

Press Release/Other

March 8, 2024 335

Groups call out conservation as equitable, affordable and the most reliable option for meeting the state’s demand for water in...

COMMENTARY: It’s easy to criticize California water conservation. It’s a lot harder to offer solutions

Commentary

January 31, 2024 207

As California officials craft new regulations for urban water conservation, critics who belittle the importance of these efforts are often...

DAN WALTERS: California regulators want to spend billions to reduce a fraction of water usage

January 26, 2024 345

Household use is a tiny fraction of California’s overall water supply, but the state wants to spend billions of dollars...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Report reveals deficiencies in California plan to boost urban water conservation

Courthouse News Service

January 5, 2024 161

California’s legislative watchdog says new water conservation rules are complicated, costly and barely amount to a drop in the water-saving...

CAL MATTERS: California’s new water conservation rules too stringent and costly, analysts say

January 4, 2024 540

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NOTICE: State Water board accepting provisional data corrections; staff slides available