WATER CONSERVATION REGS: Draft primer on AB 1668/SB 606 water conservation legislation released; Listening sessions scheduled Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS August 10, 2018From 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 Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management July 18, 2018Dr. 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 Governor Jerry Brown Policy and regulation May 31, 2018From the Office of the Governor: Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed SB 606 by Senator Robert Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys)...
EOS: California’s water savings dwindle when drought fears subside American Geophysical Union Hydrology February 8, 2018Policy changes and media attention affect how much water Californians use, as well as how long these behaviors prevail. Could...
PANEL: Legal issues associated with water conservation mandates Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 10, 2018As 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 Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation August 16, 2017Symposium presentation looks at the Brown administration’s proposed framework for water conservation After several years of drought, in May of...
CA WATER POLICY CONFERENCE: Water Rights in an Era of “Permanent” Conservation Mandates: Are Reports of Their Death Greatly Exaggerated? Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation June 14, 2017By complying with a state-directed water budget formula, will agencies be forced to strand their water rights or infrastructure investments?...
THIS JUST IN … State Water Board Rescinds Mandatory Conservation Standards State Water Board Policy and regulation April 26, 2017Reporting Requirements and Prohibition on Water Waste Remain From the State Water Resources Control Board: Today the State Water Resources...
THIS JUST IN … State Releases Plan to Make Water Conservation a Way of Life State Water Board Policy and regulation April 7, 2017From the State Water Board: As Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. ended the drought state of emergency in most of...
THIS JUST IN … Governor Brown Lifts Drought Emergency, Retains Prohibition on Wasteful Practices Governor Jerry Brown Policy and regulation April 7, 2017From the Office of the Governor: Following unprecedented water conservation and plentiful winter rain and snow, Governor Edmund G. Brown...
THIS JUST IN … State Water Board Continues Water Conservation Regulations, Prohibitions Against Wasting Water State Water Board Policy and regulation February 8, 2017From the State Water Resources Control Board: Today the State Water Resources Control Board extended its existing water conservation regulations,...
GUEST COMMENTARY: Managing for Sustainability: Are you ready for permanent water rationing? John Kingsbury Commentary December 28, 2016Commentary written by John Kingsbury, Executive Director of the Mountain Counties Water Resources Association: Poised to seize control of water...
THIS JUST IN … State Plan Seeks To Make Water Conservation A Way of Life California agencies Policy and regulation November 30, 2016From the Department of Water Resources, State Water Board, and other state agencies: Working to make water conservation a way...
THIS JUST IN … Statewide Water Savings Top 18 Percent in September State Water Board Policy and regulation November 1, 2016Conservation Still Needed Despite Early Rains From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board today...
THIS JUST IN … Statewide Water Conservation Drops Below 18 Percent in August State Water Board Policy and regulation October 5, 2016Water Suppliers Urged to Maintain Conservation Message From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board...
