NOW IN EFFECT: Second Water Conservation Emergency Regulation of 2022 State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS June 15, 2022From the State Water Resources Control Board: The second State Water Board water conservation emergency regulation of 2022 is now...
PRESS RELEASE: State Enlists Commercial, Industrial Sector in Water Conservation Efforts CA Natural Resources Agency Policy and regulation June 7, 2022From the Natural Resources Agency: As Californians continue efforts to reduce water use at homes and on farms, the Newsom...
STATELINE: Water Cuts Are Coming for the West Stateline Planning and management June 2, 2022by Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline If Californians don’t change the way they consume water, officials are warning, sweeping, statewide mandatory cuts...
THIS JUST IN … State Water Board adopts emergency water conservation regulation State Water Board Planning and management May 24, 2022From the State Water Resources Control Board: In response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s March 28 Executive Order the State Water...
CAL MATTERS: How bad is water use in California? March is the worst so far, up 19% Cal Matters Current Conditions May 20, 2022By Rachel Becker, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Californians emerged from the...
STATELINE: Water Shortages Threaten Development in More Western Cities Stateline Planning and management May 17, 2022By Alex Brown, Stateline As the Western United States endures an ongoing megadrought that has spanned more than two decades,...
State Water Board releases draft emergency water conservation regulation State Water Board Policy and regulation May 14, 2022Regulation would boost water savings starting in June From the State Water Resources Control Board: With intensifying drought causing the driest...
CAL MATTERS: 6 million Southern Californians face unprecedented order to conserve water Cal Matters Policy and regulation April 27, 2022By Rachel Becker, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Unprecedented water restrictions are...
STATE WATER BOARD: Urban water conservation numbers for February show state water use decreased by 0.5% Maven Current ConditionsNotebook News and Features April 13, 2022Also, Staff preliminary analyses show water use rises with income; most water utilities have regressive rate structures At the April...
GUEST COMMENTARY: Climate-proofing California’s water future, one drought dollar at a time Guest Contributor CommentaryWater supply augmentation March 30, 2022Commentary written by Charming Evelyn, chair of the Water Committee and vice chair of the Environmental Justice Committee at Sierra...
THIS JUST IN …As Western Drought Worsens, Governor Newsom Moves to Bolster Regional Conservation Efforts Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Policy and regulation March 28, 2022Executive order calls on local water suppliers to activate drought contingency plans Governor orders Water Board to consider ban on watering of...
CAL MATTERS: Newsom imposes new California water restrictions — leaves details to locals Cal Matters Policy and regulation March 28, 2022Still resisting statewide water rationing for parched California, Gov. Gavin Newsom is asking local suppliers to tighten water limits. by...
CAL MATTERS: Californians used more water as state braces for another dry year Cal Matters Policy and regulation March 15, 2022New data from urban areas suggests that people are ignoring the governor’s pleas for voluntary conservation during the drought. Some...
STATELINE: California’s Drought Reckoning Could Offer Lessons for the West Stateline Planning and management January 11, 2022by Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline The golden hills of California have turned green in recent weeks after a series of storms...
NOTICE: Drought Conservation Emergency Regulation – January 2022 Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS January 8, 2022From the State Water Resources Control Board: On January 4, 2022, the State Water Resources Control Board adopted an emergency...