Vicki Lake, Unit Supervisor
Division of Statewide Water Management
[email protected]
Contra Costa Climate Leaders Workshop
May 9, 2016
* Current drought not over
* Expected to be more frequent and persistent
* Executive Order B-37-16 sets stage for creating
new long-term water use efficiency framework
California Water Action Plan, Action #1: Make Conservation a California
Way of Life
Urban Water Management Planning
Efficient Landscapes
Distribution System Water Loss
* 2015 plans due on July 1, 2016
* Urban Water Management Plan
Guidebook
* Executive Order B-37-16 (May 9, 2016)
* New permanent water use targets
* Monthly data reporting
* Strengthen requirements for water
shortage contingency plans
* Model Water Efficient Landscape
Ordinance
* Independent Technical Panel
* Landscape Stakeholder Committee
* Workshops
* Water suppliers submit water loss audits
to DWR as addendum to 2015 UWMPs
* Annual audit submittal beginning in 2017,
with data validation requirement to
identify errors in data
* Water Loss Collaborative provides
technical assistance in completing audits
* $25M turf removal
* $12M toilet retrofit
* $10M CalConserve revolving fund
State Water Board
Emergency Regulation for
Urban Water Conservation
Kathy Frevert
Office of Research, Planning, and Performance
May 11, 2016
http://saveourwater.com
Drought is not over
Regional precipitation disparities in 2015-16
Percent of Average Precipitation
2015-16 Water Year
10/1/2015 – 4/30/2016
Executive Order B-37-16
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Use water more wisely
Eliminate water waste
Strengthen local drought resilience
Improve agricultural water use
efficiency
Urban Water Conservation
Emergency Regulation
• Proposed regulatory language – comments
due by noon May 16 – recommend earlier
• State Water Board adoption hearing – May 18
• www.waterboards.ca.gov
(search for “conservation portal”)
– Proposed regulation, Fact sheets, regulatory
documents
Emergency Regulation Components
1. Conservation standards for Urban Water Suppliers
2. Prohibited water uses and other end-user
requirements
3. Enforcement Provisions
4. Requirements for “self-supplied” Commercial,
Industrial, and Institutional Users
5. Requirements for smaller suppliers
6. Reporting Requirements
Requirements for Urban Water Suppliers
Achieve a Conservation Standard
May 2015 Emergency Regulation:
• Reduce potable water use between 4 and 36 percent,
based on summer 2014 residential gallons per capita
per day (R-GPCD)
May 2016 Proposed Emergency Regulation
• Assess supply reliability if faced with 3 additional years
of drought
• Set conservation standard commensurate with level of
shortage.
Monthly Reporting
Prohibited Uses of
Potable Water
• Irrigating turf in street medians
Watering trees is important!
• Irrigating ornamental landscapes during and 48 hours
after rainfall
• Washing driveways or sidewalks
• Runoff from landscapes
• Washing cars without a shutoff nozzle
• Fountains that don’t recirculate
Statewide Cumulative Savings
(June 2015 – March 2016)
• 1,295,703 acre-feet
(422.2 billion gallons)
of water saved
• Savings is enough to provide
6.5 million Californians
(17% of state population)
with water for one year
Statewide Monthly Average
Residential
Gallons per
CapitaR-GPCD
per Day
Statewide Monthly
Average
(June 2015 – March 2016)
(June 2015 - March 2016)
120
100
98
98
102
97
87
80
76
60
67
67
61
66
40
20
0
Jun-15
Jul-15
Aug-15 Sep-15
Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15
Jan-16
Feb-16 Mar-16
Reporting Month
Average Statewide March 2016 R-GPCD = 66
Closing Thoughts…
• Accrued years of water deficit, drought not over
• Changes to Emergency Regulation
• Conservation standards determined by
assessment of local supply-demand
• Bd hearing on May 18
• Need to use water efficiently, conserve, and stop
leaks
contact: [email protected]
(916) 322-5274
www.waterboards.ca.gov
Search for “Conservation Portal”
http://saveourwater.com
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