Glendora faces steep state water-use targets; staff outlines rebates, turf‑removal and leak programs

Russell Ackerman, senior management analyst for the City of Glendora, told the Water Commission that state urban water use rules adopted last year set new targets that would require a significant reduction in the city’s overall water use.

Ackerman said the city’s projected reduction target is about 28 percent by Jan. 1, 2027, and could be as large as roughly 43 percent by 2040 under current assumptions. “We’re anticipating a large reduction requirement,” he said.

The targets derive from legislation Ackerman cited during the meeting: SB 606 and AB 1668, which established the urban water use objective framework, and the water‑loss reporting standard created by SB 555. Ackerman told commissioners that adjustments, variances, and bonus incentives (for example for potable reuse) are possible but must be submitted to and approved by the State Water Resources Control Board.

Why it matters: the regulations set city‑level benchmarks (reported as gallons per capita per day for an urban retail supplier) and impose separate water‑loss requirements that can be enforced beginning in 2028. Ackerman…