Opinion: California Water Board revises conservation proposal
The state legislature has mandated that water conservation become “a California way of life.” This may sound simple, but converting these words into reality — with tailored local reduction targets for over 400 water agencies that deliver water to most Californians each and every year — is proving to be hard work for regulators. Getting this right, even if it takes some extra time, is what matters. … As designed, however, our analysis showed that the water savings would be modest while the costs would be high. And, most troubling, we found that the proposed regulations would hit low-income, inland communities the hardest. That’s why we suggested that the State Water Board revisit these rules.
-Written by Ellen Hanak and David Mitchell with the Public Policy Institute of California Water Policy Center.Related water conservation article:
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