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Feuer promotes legislation to reduce urban water use by 20 percent by 2020

Posted by: Maven on August 19, 2009 at 6:40 am

From the California Chronicle:

“Today Assembly member Mike Feuer (D-Los Angeles) presented Assembly Bill 49 in a joint hearing of the Assembly Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife and the Senate Committee on Natural Resources as part of a package of five bills that are considered essential to ensuring California´s long term water needs. AB 49 is part of a comprehensive solution to the state´s water crisis, which is now entering its third consecutive year.

“Without taking immediate action to solve California´s water crisis, we will face severe statewide water shortages and irreparable environmental damage,” said Feuer. “We must approach the issue with a view toward long-term results, and the water supply targets set in AB 49 will help ensure that future generations of Californians will enjoy safe, high quality water.”

AB 49 aims to reduce California´s urban per capita water use by 20 percent by December 31, 2020. The bill requires urban water suppliers to develop water use targets in line with these reduction efforts; at the same time, it gives flexibility to these suppliers by allowing them to determine the best way to meet their targets. To promote greater efficiency with existing water supplies, the bill gives credit for the use of recycled water and rewards water suppliers´ past water reduction efforts. Agricultural water suppliers will be required to prepare water management plans and implement best management practices that are already required to be used by federal Central Valley Project contractors. …”

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August 19, 2009 · Filed Under Conservation, Legislation - State & Federal

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