AB 1128, as introduced, Jones-Sawyer. Water conservation.
Existing law declares the intent of the Legislature to, among other things, promote urban water conservation standards that are consistent with the California Urban Water Conservation Council’s adopted best management practices and specified requirements for demand management.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these findings and declarations.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 10608.4 of the Water Code is amended
2to read:
It is the intent of the Legislature, by the enactment
4of this part, to do all of the following:
5(a) Require all water suppliers to increase the efficiency of use
6of this essential resource.
P2 1(b) Establish a framework to meet the state targets for urban
2water conservation identified in this part and called for by the
3Governor.
4(c) Measure increased efficiency of urban water use on a per
5capita basis.
6(d) Establish a method or methods for urban retail water
7suppliers to determine targets for achieving increased water use
8efficiency by the year 2020, in accordance with the Governor’s
9goal of a
20-percent reduction.
10(e) Establish consistent water use efficiency planning and
11implementation standards for urban water suppliers and agricultural
12water suppliers.
13(f) Promote urban water conservation standardsbegin delete that areend delete
14 consistent with the California Urban Water Conservation Council’s
15adopted best management practices and the requirements for
16demand management in Section 10631.
17(g) Establish standards that recognize and provide credit to water
18suppliers that made substantial capital investments in urban water
19conservation since the drought of the early 1990s.
20(h) Recognize and account for the investment of urban retail
21water suppliers in providing recycled water for
beneficial uses.
22(i) Require implementation of specified efficient water
23management practices for agricultural water suppliers.
24(j) Support the economic productivity of California’s
25agricultural, commercial, and industrial sectors.
26(k) Advance regional water resources management.
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