• The State of California has released the final 20×2020 Water Conservation Plan.  In February 2008 Governor Schwarzenegger set a goal of a twenty percent reduction in statewide per capita water use by 2020 and asked state agencies to develop an aggressive plan to achieve the goal.  The plan can be found on the 20×2020 Agency Team on Water Conservation page of the State Water Resources Control Board Web site:
    http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/hot_topics/20×2020/index.shtml


    The draft of this plan served as a basis for legislation that was enacted in November 2009 to incorporate into law (Senate Bill X7 7) the goal to achieve a 20 percent reduction in urban per capita water use in California by 2020.  Urban water suppliers are required to establish water conservation targets for the years 2015 and 2020.  One of the alternative approaches specified in the law that water suppliers can use for their local targets is based on the regional targets in the April 30, 2009 draft 20×2020 Water Conservation Plan.  The regional targets in the final plan are the same as in the draft.

    For more information, please contact:
    Department of Water Resources:  Manucher Alemi, malemi@water.ca.govor (916) 651-9662
    State Water Resources Control Board:  Rich Mills, rmills@waterboards.ca.govor (916) 341-5739