The water conservation policy report implementing the Governor’s Executive Order (E.O. 37-16) on water conservation has been drafted and sent to the Governor’s Office awaiting approval. The current estimate has the report being released within the next two weeks.
In the event there are approved recommendations affecting water agencies and others, Assembly Member Marc Levine (D-Marin) is expected to author a measure in this area, although still awaiting details. You may recall that the responsible Agencies (led by the Department of Water Resources, State Water Resources Control Board and the California Department of Food and Agriculture) convened two Advisory Groups to review the report required by the E.O. – one representing urban water interests, and the other representing agricultural interests. The two groups provided multiple recommendations, a good number of which were incorporated in the final public draft.