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Authors Ahrens  
Subject Water conservation: water wise designation.
Relating To relating to water.
Title An act to add Section 10609.11 to the Water Code, relating to water.
Last Action Dt 2025-02-21
State Introduced
Status Died
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2026-02-02     From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
2026-01-31     Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
2026-01-06     In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-03-10     Referred to Com. on W. P., & W.
2025-02-24     Read first time.
2025-02-22     From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2025-02-21     Introduced. To print.
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Introduced     2025-02-21
Analyses TBD
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Existing law requires the State Water Resources Control Board, in coordination with the Department of Water Resources, to adopt long-term standards for the efficient use of water and performance measures for commercial, industrial, and institutional water use (CII water use), among other water uses, before June 30, 2022. Existing law requires the department, in coordination with the board, to conduct necessary studies and investigations and make recommendations, no later than October 1, 2021, for purposes of those standards and performance measures for CII water use.

This bill would require the department and the Office of Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications to include, within the Save Our Water Campaign, a statewide “water wise” designation to be awarded to businesses in the CII sector that meet or exceed the recommendations for CII water use best management practices pursuant to those performance measures.