CAL MATTERS: Hot, inland California cities face the steepest water cuts with new conservation mandate Cal Matters News July 19, 2024 258Urban 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 560The 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 266Coupled 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 1787The 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 119Monthly 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 76From the State Water Resources Control Board: Today, the State Water Resources Control Board formally begins a fourth public comment...
JEFFREY KIGHTLINGER: Southern California water challenges, explained Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook Features June 6, 2024 608Jeffrey 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 44From 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 366From 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 406The 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...
DAN WALTERS: California regulators want to spend billions to reduce a fraction of water usage Cal Matters News January 26, 2024 342Household use is a tiny fraction of California’s overall water supply, but the state wants to spend billions of dollars...