Welcome to What the Framework!? a blog for keeping you up to date on the latest developments as the SWRCB and DWR go through the rulemaking process to make water conservation a california way of life. Have something you think we should be covering? Reach out to us at [email protected]

QUICK LINKS
General Urban Water Use Object Cut Sheet + Reporting Tips
Standards Cheat Sheet

UPDATES

1/4/24: The Legislative Analyst Office released their report Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements.

11/14/23: Download DWR’s updated Interim Reporting Packet here. Reports are due by 1/1/24. Register to attend DWR’s information webinar on 11/17/23.

On August 18, 2023, The State Water Board released their Proposed Regulatory Text for Making Conservation a California Way of Life. CalWEP held a Framework 101 Webinar on September 27, 2023 at 10am. The recording and slides are available on the event page. 

Confused by some of the new terminology in the proposed regulation? Check out Lisa Cuellar’s blog post to help gain some clarity! 

To recap, here is the breakdown of the water use objective:

CII performance measures will also be developed and information related to these are included in the updates with CII Landscape Standards.

Recent milestones:

On September 29, 2022, the Department of Water Resources sent their final recommendations to the State Water Resources Control Board. Read CalWEP’s blog about the recommendations here

On October 28, 2022, the Department of Water Resources provided supplemental documents to the State Water Board, including technical studies and guidelines and methodologies for calculating the annual water use objective. A list of all documents can be accessed here. The documents can be accessed directly from CalWEP’s Framework Resource Hub or on DWR’s website here.

On March 15, 2023, The State Water Board released their Draft Staff Framework for the Making Conservation a California Way of Life Regulation (Proposed Regulatory Framework). You can find the full document here. CalWEP has reviewed the State Board’s draft framework and provided a high-level summary on our blog.

On August 18, 2023, The State Water Board released their Proposed Regulatory Text for Making Conservation a California Way of Life. Here is a Google Slides link to a recent powerpoint CalWEP created about the proposed regulation.  

Updates by Standard

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Rulemaking Timelines & Status

Proposed Timeline from State Water Board:

 

Compliance Timeline

Presentations

September 27, 2023: Framework 101 Presentation

August 21, 2023: Framework Regulation General PPT (Google Drive Link)

May 31, 2023: Urban Water Use Efficiency Objectives (as proposed by the State Water Resources Control Board in March 2023), Maddaus Water Management at Peer to Peer 2023

February 2, 2022: Framework updates for Sonoma Marin Water Saving Partnership, CalWEP

September 29, 2021: Road to Water Use Efficiency Standards , SDCWA Presentation 

 

Comment Letters

ACWA/CMUA Outdoor Standard Comment Letter – August 17, 2021

ACWA Coalition Indoor Standard Comment Letter – June 4, 2021

RWA Indoor Standard Comment Letter – June 4, 2021

CalWEP Indoor Standard Comment Letter – June 4, 2021

 

Additional Resources

CalWEP Members: Framework Resource Hub

ACWA Members: Long-Term Water Use Efficiency Resources

DWR SharePoint

 

 

For any specific questions reach out to:
Tia Lebherz, CalWEP – [email protected]
Chelsea Haines, ACWA – [email protected]
Amy Talbot, RWA – [email protected]

Additional Framework Tools and Resources

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