urban water conservation

March 22, 2023 267

With the ever-changing climate and increasingly dry summers, California faces water challenges, despite this year’s bountiful snowpack. At the February...

THIS JUST IN … June 2022 Urban Water Conservation Update: Water use trending down

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Breaking News

August 2, 2022 515

From the State Water Resources Control Board: Statewide water use in June was 7.6% lower than in June 2020, and...

WEBINAR NOTICE: Urban Conservation Emergency Regulation

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Other Announcements

April 15, 2022 62

From the State Water Board: On April 21, 2022, the State Water Resources Control Board will hold a public webinar...

STATE WATER BOARD: Urban water conservation numbers for February show state water use decreased by 0.5%

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Meetings

April 13, 2022 192

Also, Staff preliminary analyses show water use rises with income; most water utilities have regressive rate structures At the April...

NOW AVAILABLE: Wastewater, Urban Trees and Parklands Methods Workshops: Presentation Materials Available

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Other Announcements

December 27, 2021 88

From the State Water Board: On December 2 & 3, 2021, State Water Board staff hosted two workshops providing an...

NOTICE OF PROPOSED EMERGENCY RULEMAKING: Drought conservation emergency regulation

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Other Announcements

December 4, 2021 107

The Notice of Proposed Emergency Rulemaking, Proposed Text of Emergency Regulations and Emergency Regulations Digest for Drought Conservation Emergency Regulations...

THIS JUST IN … As drought conditions intensify, Governor Newsom issues Executive Order, calling on Californians to take simple actions to conserve water

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Breaking News

July 8, 2021 1178

Voluntary 15 percent reduction in water use urged to preserve available supplies, protect water reserves Press release from the Office...

DELTA COUNCIL: Progress report on implementing AB 1668 and SB 606: Making conservation a California way of life

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Meetings

September 2, 2020 702

The Delta Reform Act expressly defined the state’s water policy priorities as they relate to the Delta, including the express...

PANEL DISCUSSION: What do the new water conservation and efficiency requirements mean for your water agency?

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Event coverage

January 16, 2019 496

California’s changing climate requires residents to move beyond temporary emergency drought measures and adopt permanent changes to use water more...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Overview of Water Use Efficiency Legislation, Water Storage Investment Program Update

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Meetings

November 28, 2018 793

At the November meeting of the California Water Commission, agenda items included an overview of the SB 606/AB 1668 water...

WATER CONSERVATION REGS: Draft primer on AB 1668/SB 606 water conservation legislation released; Listening sessions scheduled

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

August 10, 2018 443

From the State Water Resources Control Board: California Department of Water Resources (DWR), with input from the State Water Resources...

The unintended consequences of water conservation

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Best of the Notebook

July 18, 2018 5616

Dr. Kurt Schwabe discusses the impact of water conservation on recycled water; Yorba Linda Water District GM discusses effects of...

THIS JUST IN … Governor Brown Signs Legislation Establishing Statewide Water Efficiency Goals

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Breaking News

May 31, 2018 1631

From the Office of the Governor: Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed SB 606 by Senator Robert Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys)...

PANEL: Legal issues associated with water conservation mandates

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Event coverage

January 10, 2018 1461

As the legislature contemplates how to “Make Conservation a California Way of Life”, a panel discusses some of the legal...

Making conservation a California way of life

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Event coverage

August 16, 2017 872

Symposium presentation looks at the Brown administration’s proposed framework for water conservation After several years of drought, in May of...

HEATHER COOLEY: Solutions for Building Water Resilience in California

THIS JUST IN … June 2022 Urban Water Conservation Update: Water use trending down

WEBINAR NOTICE: Urban Conservation Emergency Regulation

STATE WATER BOARD: Urban water conservation numbers for February show state water use decreased by 0.5%

NOW AVAILABLE: Wastewater, Urban Trees and Parklands Methods Workshops: Presentation Materials Available

NOTICE OF PROPOSED EMERGENCY RULEMAKING: Drought conservation emergency regulation

THIS JUST IN … As drought conditions intensify, Governor Newsom issues Executive Order, calling on Californians to take simple actions to conserve water

DELTA COUNCIL: Progress report on implementing AB 1668 and SB 606: Making conservation a California way of life

PANEL DISCUSSION: What do the new water conservation and efficiency requirements mean for your water agency?

CA WATER COMMISSION: Overview of Water Use Efficiency Legislation, Water Storage Investment Program Update

WATER CONSERVATION REGS: Draft primer on AB 1668/SB 606 water conservation legislation released; Listening sessions scheduled

The unintended consequences of water conservation

THIS JUST IN … Governor Brown Signs Legislation Establishing Statewide Water Efficiency Goals

PANEL: Legal issues associated with water conservation mandates

Making conservation a California way of life

DAILY DIGEST, 6/6: How Sierra Nevada snowpack confounds Central Valley groundwater readings; New legislation seeks changes to water rights; Beyond the yuck factor: Cities turn to ‘extreme’ water recycling; Bay Area groundwater back to pre-drought levels; and more …

NOW AVAILABLE: Conservation and Mitigation Banking Property Assessment and Warranty (PAW) Updated and Published

NOTICE: Approval To Use Voluntary Agreement on Unnamed Tributary to Buck Creek and Kendall Creek Tributary

PUBLIC COMMENTS WANTED: Draft Delta Research Proposal Solicitation

DAILY DIGEST, 6/5: ‘Improvised, spotty and belated’: Will California reform its oversight of water rights?; Thunderstorms and heavy rain returning; Water wasted to the sea?; Too much, too little: Water management in cities under climate change; and more …