Legislative Watch
SBx7 7 20x2020: Water Conservation
Establishes a statewide water conservation program, in a new "Sustainable Water Use and Demand Reduction" part in the Water Code and reauthorizes the Agricultural Water Management Planning Act.
This bill requires the state to achieve a 20% reduction in urban per capita water use in California by December 31, 2020.
AB 1774 (Saldana): Recycled water: state agency landscape irrigation.
This bill would state legislative findings and declarations that the use of potable domestic water for the irrigation of landscaping generally is a waste or an unreasonable use of water if recycled water is available for that use, as determined by the board.
This bill would authorize a public agency, including local public agencies, to require the use of recycled water for irrigation of landscaping by a state agency if certain requirements are met.
Hearing date: March 23, 2010
Introduced: February 9, 2010
AB 1793 (Saldana): Common interest developments: artificial turf
This bill would provide that a provision of any of the governing documents of a common interest development would be void and unenforceable if it prohibits, or includes conditions that have the effect of prohibiting, the use of artificial turf or any other synthetic surface that resembles grass.
SB 918 (Pavley): Water recycling.
This bill would require the State Department of Public Health to develop and adopt uniform water recycling criteria for indirect potable water reuse, and investigate the feasibility of developing uniform water recycling criteria for direct potable reuse, consistent with a specified timeline.
May be acted: March 4, 2010
Introduced: February 1, 2010
SB 565 (Pavley): Water resources.
Require the State Water Resources Control Board to develop a plan to ensure that at least 50% of wastewater that is annually discharged into the ocean, as of the year 2009, is recycled and put to beneficial use by the year 2030.
Last amended date: February 1, 2010
Introduced: February 27, 2009
AB 1975 (Fong): Water charges and meters: multiunit residential structures.
This bill, with a certain exception, would require the installation of meters or submeters on each individual rental unit as a condition of new water service to that property.
The bill would authorize the owner or operator to charge tenants based on the actual volume of water delivered as measured by the water meter or submeter.
Hearing date: April 13, 2010
Introduced: February17, 2010
Unsuccessful 2008 State Legislation
AB 1435 (Salas): Conservation Rate Structure
AB 2030 (Lieu and Saldana): Energy – building standards
AB 2153 (Krekorian): Water conservation building standards
AB 2175 (Laird and Feurer): Water conservation, May be reintroduced in 2009.
AB 2219 (Parra): Subdivisions – Water Supply
AB 2723 (DeLaTorre): Recycled Water – Dual Plumbing
SB 1404 (Lowenthal): Plant Labeling