REPORT SUMMARY: The Economic Value of Efficiency for California Water Service: Lower Water Bills Maven Reports August 19, 2024 198Report 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 News July 19, 2024 283Urban 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 News July 3, 2024 595The 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 State Water Board Agency News July 3, 2024 298Coupled 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 News July 3, 2024 1829The 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 State Water Board Agency News June 26, 2024 122Monthly 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 State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS June 15, 2024 77From 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 Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features June 6, 2024 673Jeffrey 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) ANNOUNCEMENTS March 23, 2024 48From 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 News March 15, 2024 187Total 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 News March 13, 2024 207The 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 State Water Board Agency News March 12, 2024 367From 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 News March 12, 2024 407The 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/Notice Press Release/Other March 8, 2024 333Groups 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 Cal Matters Commentary January 31, 2024 202As California officials craft new regulations for urban water conservation, critics who belittle the importance of these efforts are often...
