Dozens of California cities could be required to impose permanent water conservation measures starting in about a year — and keep them in place even when the state is not in a drought — under proposed ...

California’s legislative advisors last week lambasted the state’s ambitious proposal to regulate urban water conservation, calling the measures costly and difficult to achieve, “in many cases without ...

Not long ago, I was reminded of an old episode of "This American Life" — one I’ve returned to more than once since it originally aired in 2013. In it, Sarah Koenig, the episode’s producer, shares her ...

In response to critics who said that proposed new statewide water conservation rules — aimed at cutting urban water use even in years when California is not in a drought — were too complicated and ...

After facing criticism, California water regulators have proposed new conservation rules that would ease requirements for urban suppliers and lead to smaller statewide water savings than originally ...

An aerial photograph shows the confluence of the Sacramento and Feather rivers near Knights Landing. Under new state regulations, some water districts will be required to make significant conservation ...

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