Urban water conservation/use

January 9, 2025 43

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board posted a frequently asked questions (FAQs) document...

WATER CONSERVATION REGULATION: Upcoming Webinars for the Urban Water Use Objective Reporting Form

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 110

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

REPORT SUMMARY: The Economic Value of Efficiency for California Water Service: Lower Water Bills

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Reports

August 19, 2024 272

Report finds that Cal Water’s investments in water efficiency have produced more sustainable per-capita demand, lower water system costs, and...

CAL MATTERS: Hot, inland California cities face the steepest water cuts with new conservation mandate

Cal Matters

July 19, 2024 284

Urban water agencies serving a third of Californians won’t need to cut use, while Central Valley and desert cities face...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California water board implements new efficiency regulations

Courthouse News Service

July 3, 2024 621

The new rules will affect some 400 water agencies across the Golden State. By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service Water...

PRESS RELEASE: State takes action to make urban water conservation a way of life

Agency News

July 3, 2024 317

Coupled with ongoing actions, conservation regulation for urban retail water suppliers is expected to save 500,000 acre-feet per year by...

CAL MATTERS: California now has mandatory water conservation in urban areas: How will the new rules affect your supplier?

Cal Matters

July 3, 2024 1853

The measures are substantially weaker than a previous proposal after an onslaught of criticism. But they will still save enough...

NOW AVAILABLE: State Water Board relaunches updated water use tracker

Agency News

June 26, 2024 123

Monthly urban water use data available again online To spur public awareness and promote water conservation, the State Water Resources...

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

Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features

June 15, 2024 78

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

EXPLAINER: Southern California water challenges, explained by Jeff Kightlinger, former GM of Metropolitan Water District

Maven

June 6, 2024 809

Jeffrey Kightlinger spent 15 years as Chief Executive Officer of the Metropolitan Water District, the largest municipal water provider in...

NOTICE: Regulation Rulemaking on the Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO): Comments due by April 3

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

March 23, 2024 55

From the Department of Water Resources: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Department of Water Resources, pursuant to the authority...

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 188

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

Cal Matters