This week, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) adopted  emergency regulations requiring a 25 percent reduction in overall potable urban water use statewide.  The emergency regulations identify how much water communities must conserve based on their average residential water use, per person per day, last summer.  To reduce water use by 25 percent statewide, the adopted regulations place each urban water supplier into one of eight tiers which are assigned a conservation standard ranging between 4 – 36 percent.

The regulations will be submitted to the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) for approval.  If approved by OAL, the regulation will take effect immediately, and remain in effect for 270 days from that date.  Full details on the adopted regulations and other related information can be accessed here.