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January 26, 2024

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

Policy and regulation

January 5, 2024

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

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

January 4, 2024

By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...

NOW AVAILABLE: The California Data Collaborative (CaDC) has launched the Urban Water Use Objective (UWUO) Easy Report

Press Release/Notice

ANNOUNCEMENTS

December 15, 2023

From the California Data Collaborative The California Data Collaborative (CaDC) has launched the Urban Water Use Objective (UWUO) Easy Report, an...

C-WIN PRESS RELEASE: Proposed Water Conservation Rule Exempts California’s Most Profligate Users

CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN)

Policy and regulation

October 19, 2023

New Mandate Would Crack Down on Cities, Let Corporate Growers Off the Hook – All for Minimal Water Savings A...

CAL MATTERS: Once hailed as a drought fix, California moves to restrict synthetic turf over health concerns

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

October 18, 2023

California cities can ban synthetic turf under a law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed. He rejected a bill to ban PFAS...

CAL MATTERS: Making water conservation a ‘California way of life’: Controversial state rules could cost $13 billion

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

October 5, 2023

Water providers say rebates for residential areas are costly and residents may refuse to remove their lawns. The rules aim...

COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE: State Water Board urged to ditch reporting aspect of urban water conservation regulations

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulation

October 4, 2023

One water district official called the mandated annual conservation progress report “ridiculous.” By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service Several speakers...

FEATURE: State Water Board to hold public hearing on the “Making Conservation a California Way of Life,” but does the proposed regulation make economic sense?

Maven

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

October 3, 2023

Independent analysis shows that implementation would drive up costs for most water suppliers which in turn will put further upward...

CAL MATTERS: California lawmakers move to ban irrigation of some decorative lawns

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

September 13, 2023

The irrigation bill, which aims to force businesses and institutions to remove their lawns, now goes to the governor. by...

THE CONVERSATION: What Arizona and other drought-ridden states can learn from Israel’s pioneering water strategy

The Conversation

Colorado River Water supply augmentation

September 12, 2023

By Gabriel Eckstein, Texas A&M University; Clive Lipchin, Tel Aviv University, and Sharon B. Megdal, University of Arizona Arizona is...

PRESS RELEASE: State Water Board begins rulemaking to Make Conservation a California Way of Life

State Water Board

Policy and regulation

August 18, 2023

From the State Water Resources Control Board: Moving to strengthen California’s water supply and resilience to climate change through long-term...

STATELINE: These cities coordinate to save water, a model for parched Western areas

Stateline

Colorado River

July 25, 2023

by Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline Read more Stateline coverage of how communities across the West are grappling with drought that’s worsening because of...

PRO PUBLICA: Las Vegas Needs to Save Water. It Won’t Find It in Lawns.

Pro Publica

Colorado River

June 9, 2023

by Nat Lash, Mark Olalde and Ash Ngu, and photography by Liz Moughon This story was originally published by ProPublica. ...

NOTICE of proposed emergency rulemaking to ban decorative grass watering

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS

May 20, 2023

From the State Water Resources Control Board: Before the end of May 2023, the State Water Board expects to submit...