California’s proposed water conservation rules too stringent and costly, analysts say

CALIFORNIA’S LEGISLATIVE ADVISORS lambasted the state’s ambitious proposal to regulate urban water conservation last week, calling the measures costly and difficult to achieve, “in many cases without compelling justifications.” 

The proposed rules, unveiled in August, call for more than 400 cities and other water suppliers serving about 95 percent of Californians to meet conservation targets beginning in 2025.