Water Conservation Legislation

Water conservation should not be considered an option any longer. Current circumstances require our full attention if we hope to thrive as a civilization. If these statements sound dramatic, it is because much of the world is currently suffering due to a lack of clean water.

Statistics around the reveal that our fresh water supply is practically nonexistent. That is why it is so important to seek out, find and start using all the innovative water conservation solutions and methods that are available today.

Whether you live in Australia or China or the US, it is time to wake up and take responsiblity. It is easy to practice water conservation in the home, but there is more to be done. Our world needs help on a commercial level as well so that our waste can be controlled in such areas as agriculture and irrigation.

Water Conservation ideas are cropping up in exciting legislation. That's why our participation in the voting process is so important. Let's act now, so our kids will have a brighter, greener future.

Water Conservation Legislation / Governments Reaching Out

Water conservation is a huge issue throughout the world, but some states are making a difference over others because of detailed legisation that they have put in motion to help conserve one of our most precious natural resources.

California is one state that has some potentially life-changing suggestions on the table.

Water Conservation Legislation / Proposed Laws by California

• Expand upon existing plans and processes to establish and track water conservation targets. Establishing a statewide target for water conservation, and encouraging the development of new technologies and investments necessary to meet that target.

• Set a statewide target for water conservation. The target would provide for the maximum feasible and cost effective increase in water conservation, and would be updated every five years. The bill would set the initial target at 3 million acre feet per year by 2030 for combined agricultural and urban water conservation.

Water Conservation Legislation / The Future

• Require the department to publish a list of technically feasible urban and agricultural water conservation measures. Require water suppliers to adopt a numeric water conservation target for 2030 based on either the implementation of those water conservation measures identified by the department which are both technically feasible and cost-effective for the local area, OR alternative measures that achieve equal or greater water savings.

• Require water suppliers to report to the department, confirmed by independent evaluation, on the basis of their adopted water conservation target and their progress in reaching the target. The department will develop standardized evaluation methodologies and reporting formats.

Based on the water supplier report and the independent evaluation, the department may require additional conservation measures if there is insufficient progress in meeting the target, or if the conservation target does not meet specified methodology and guidelines.

• Because of the broad public benefits associated with achieving the state’s greatest conservation potential, require the department to implement a plan of action, including funding, sufficient to fill the gap if the locally cost effective conservation targets do not meet the statewide target.

To read about water conservation programs already in place in Australia follow this link.

Sources

www.pcl.org/files/AB2175.pdf
www.pcl.org/files/AB2175.pdf

For more information on the importance of water conservation follow these links:

Importance of Conservation of Water

Water Conservation Statistics

Water Conservation Methods

Water Conservation Solutions

Australia Water Conservation Programs

Water Conservation in the Home

Water Conservation For Kids

Irrigation Water Conservation

Water Conservation Kits

Gardening Water Conservation