After years of deliberation, California water officials have adopted landmark rules that will guide future water use and conservation in the state.
According to officials, the Making Conservation a California Way of Life framework will help save 500,000 acre-feet of water annually by 2040 — enough to supply more than 1.4 million households for a year — and apply to the state’s largest water utilities, not individuals or households.
Read more at the Los Angeles Times.