State Water Board Releases Proposed Regulatory Framework for 25 Percent Reduction in Urban Water Use

Earlier this week, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) released a Fact Sheet and Proposed Regulatory Framework for implementing a required 25 percent reduction in urban water use as outlined in the April 1, 2015 Executive Order issued by Governor Jerry Brown.

The Executive Order, Fact Sheet, Proposed Regulatory Framework, and a spreadsheet that provides the residential gallons per capita per day information for each urban water supplier can be accessed here.  Comments on the proposed regulatory framework are due April 13, 2015.  The State Water Board plans to release a draft Emergency Regulation on April 17, 2015, an Emergency Rulemaking Notice on April 28, 2015, and will consider approval at a State Water Board hearing on May 5 or 6, 2015.