State Water Board Releases Revised Draft Regulation for Water Use Efficiency by ACWA Staff Mar 12, 2024 Water News The State Water Resources Control Board on March 12 released a revised draft regulation for Making Conservation a California Way of Life. The revised text includes significant changes to address ACWA and water suppliers’ concerns. The revised draft regulation outlines unique water use efficiency goals for each urban retail water supplier, including urban water use efficiency standards, variances, an urban water use objective, and commercial, industrial, and institutional (CII) measures. “ACWA appreciates the work of the State Water Board over the past several months to understand the concerns of the water community. While ACWA staff continues to review the details of the revised draft regulation, it appears to address our primary concerns and is moving in the right direction toward a regulation that is feasible, cost-effective and avoids unintended impacts, while establishing an ambitious framework for advancing long-term water use efficiency in California,” ACWA Regulatory Relations Manager Chelsea Haines said. The State Water Board will hold a public workshop on March 20 and will be accepting written comments on the draft regulation through March 27. ACWA plans to attend the workshop and submit written comments. More information is available in an Advisory that was distributed March 12. Member login is required.
