Key Votes
AB 49 - Water Conservation Requirements - Key Vote
California Key Votes
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Stages
- July 16, 2009 House Concurrence Vote Failed
- July 13, 2009 Senate Bill Passed
- June 3, 2009 House Bill Passed
- Dec. 1, 2008 Introduced
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Legislation - Concurrence Vote Failed (House) (1-66) - July 16, 2009
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (21-13) - July 13, 2009
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (43-30) - June 3, 2009 (Key vote)
Title: Water Conservation Requirements
Vote to pass a bill that requires the state of California to achieve a 10 percent reduction in urban per capita water use by December 31, 2015 and a 20 percent reduction by December 21, 2020, and requires urban retail water suppliers to establish and meet specific targets in order to achieve this statewide goal.
- -80 percent of the urban retail water supplier's baseline per capita daily water use;
-Per capita daily water use that is estimated using the sum of the following performance standards:
- -For indoor use, 55 gallons per capita daily water use;
-For landscape irrigation through dedicated or residential meters, the water efficiency equivalent to the standards of the Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance;
-For commercial, industrial, and institutional uses, a 10 percent reduction in water use by 2015; and
-For agricultural irrigation use, the water efficiency equivalent to the standards of the Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance; or
- -Measuring the volume of water delivered to customers to implement volumetric pricing;
-Providing for the availability of water management services to water users, including, but not limited to, the following:
- -On-farm irrigation and draining system evaluations;
-Normal year and real-time irrigation scheduling and crop evapotranspiration information;
-Surface water, groundwater, and drainage water quantity and quality data; and
-Agricultural water management educational programs and materials for farmers, staff, and the public;
- -More efficient water use at farm level;
-Conjunctive use of groundwater;
-Appropriate increase of groundwater recharge;
-Reduction in problem drainage;
-Improved management of environmental resources; or
-Effective management of all water sources throughout the year by adjusting seasonal pricing structures based on current conditions;
- -Description of the water supplier and the service area;
-Description of the quantity and quality of water resources;
-Analysis of the effect of climate change on future water supplies;
-Description of previous water management activities; and
-Plan for water use efficiency management practices, as required by this Act.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Dec. 1, 2008 (Key vote)
Title: Water Conservation Requirements
Sponsors
- Mike Feuer (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jared William Huffman (CA - D) (Out Of Office)