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State board says conservation regulation succeeded after extensive stakeholder work
Summary
State Water Board staff described how the 2018 “making conservation a way of life” regulation — a shift from percent‑reduction targets to supplier‑specific water budgets — was revised through heavy stakeholder engagement and work groups before the board adopted the rule in July 2024.
The State Water Resources Control Board’s executive director told a water quality coordinating committee meeting that the board adopted the regulation implementing the 2018 conservation legislation after a period of intensive stakeholder engagement and internal revision.
The regulation replaced a uniform percent‑reduction approach with a budget‑based system that required urban water suppliers to calculate a water use objective (budget) each year, combining indoor per‑capita indoor use set by statute, outdoor use standards set by the board, system loss budgets and limited variances for special circumstances. The rule also included a ‘bonus’ incentive for potable recycled water use.
The regulation began formal rulemaking in…
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