20x2020 Agency Team on Water Conservation

On February 28, 2008 Governor Schwarzenegger wrote to leadership of the California State Senate, outlining key elements of a comprehensive solution to problems in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The first element on the Governor's list was “a plan to achieve a 20 percent reduction in per capita water use statewide by 2020.” In March 2008 the 20x2020 Agency Team was convened to develop a plan to achieve a 20 percent reduction in per capita urban water use statewide by 2020. The final 20x2020 Water Conservation Plan, dated February 2010, has been released.

About 20x2020

The 20x2020 Water Conservation Plan sets forth a statewide road map to maximize the state’s urban water efficiency and conservation opportunities between 2009 and 2020, and beyond. It aims to set in motion a range of activities designed to achieve the 20 percent per capita reduction in urban water demand by 2020. These activities include improving an understanding of the variation in water use across California, promoting legislative initiatives that incentivize water agencies to promote water conservation, and creating evaluation and enforcement mechanisms to assure regional and statewide goals are met. The 20x2020 Plan discusses these many activities in detail.

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 20x2020 Water Conservation Plan. The regional targets in the final plan are the same as in the draft.

What's New!

Public Workshops

Date
Topic
Notice/Agenda
Additional Information
Workshop Location
June 2, 2008
Scoping Meeting

Agenda

Meeting Material:

- 20x2020 Initiative presentation

Doubletree Hotel San Jose
2050 Gateway Place
San Jose, CA 95110
Sept 15, 2008
8:30am - 1pm
1st Workshop Baseline/targets and strategies

Agenda

Notice of Public Workshop

- Introductory presentation
- Baseline Presentation
- Targets Presentation

- Draft Baseline Technical Memo Task 1
- Draft Target Technical Memo Task 2

- Targets Worksheet
- Baseline Worksheet

Proceedings of the September 15, 2008 workshop on Baseline and Targets is available as a two-DVD set. Single copies of the set may be ordered free of charge. Please e-mail your request to: slayne@water.ca.gov

Put "Workshop DVD in the Subject line, and be sure to include your mailing address in the email.

Comments Received

CALFED Delta Room
John Moss Federal Building
650 Capitol Mall 5th Floor
Sacramento, CA

NOTE: Federal Building Security measures forbid cameras and camera/phones inside the building without prior security clearance.
Nov. 20, 2008
8:30am - 1pm
2nd Workshop

Meeting Material:

- Draft Current Actions Technical Task 4
- Draft Current Actions Appendix A
- Draft Current Actions Appendix B
- Draft New Actions Technical Memo Task 5

- Questions Considered in the Workshop

- Workshop Summary

- Comments Received

CALFED Delta Room
John Moss Federal Building
650 Capitol Mall 5th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814

NOTE: Federal Building Security measures forbid cameras and camera/phones inside the building without prior security.

May 29, 2009

10:00am – no later than 1pm

3rd Workshop

 

Agenda

Notice of Public Workshop

Meeting Material:

- Draft 20x2020 Water Conservation Plan

- Reference List by California Public Utilities Commission

- Workshop Presentation

Conservation Targets Worksheet

- Comments Received

CALFED Bay and Delta Rooms
John Moss, Federal Building
650 Capitol Mall 5th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814

NOTE: Federal Building Security measures forbid cameras and camera/phones inside the building without prior security approval.

 

Draft Documents for Public Comment

Contact List


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