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SWRCB EMERGENCY
DROUGHT REGULATIONS
July 31, 2014
General Prohibited Activities
• Runoff of potable water on landscapes,
walkways, roadways, parking lots, structures
• Use of hose without shut off nozzle to wash
motor vehicles
• Application of potable water to driveways
and sidewalks
• Use of potable water in fountains, unless
there is a recirculating system
PENALTIES
Actions are an infraction
In addition to any other applicable civil or
criminal penalty of the water supplier
Punishable by a fine up to $500 for each
day a violation occurs
MANDATORY ACTIONS BY WATER SUPPLIERS
• Applies to retail water providers
• Mandatory implementation of water
shortage contingency plans restricting
outdoor water use
• Allows consideration of an alternate
plan for allocation-based rate structures
demonstrating additional conservation
REPORTING
Each retail water supplier to report by the
15th of each month to SWRCB
Includes amount of potable water produced
in the month, including wholesale water,
comparing to same calendar month in 2013
Include number of persons served
Estimate GPCD by residential customers.
SWRCB RESOLUTION
• Conditions funding upon compliance
• Agencies may provide monthly data on
conservation actions or enforcement
actions taken
Agencies may report recycled water
substitution for potable water
Agencies should accelerate conservation,
RW, greywater, stormwater projects
SWRCB RESOLUTION
• All agencies should conduct leak loss
audits and repair should be top priority
• Agencies should evaluate rate structures
and begin implementing changes
needed for another dry year
SWRCB Contact:
Max Gomberg
[email protected]