Water Resources Division Annual Report - Fiscal Year 2017-18 WaterResourcesAR-FY17_18 | Page 22

Forward Thinking (continued)
SFPUC PREPARES FOR NEW WATER EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS
To help prepare for the next drought and ensure that water conservation is truly a way of life in California, on
May 31, 2018, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law two new bills that create a comprehensive framework
for agricultural and urban water use efficiency in the state. Senate Bill 606 and Assembly Bill 1668 will set
new water use targets for urban water providers by 2022. These targets are to go beyond the state’s goal
of 20% reduction in per capita urban water use by 2020 per Senate Bil X7-7.
The SFPUC already exceeds current state per capita reduction targets and is committed to meeting the
new efficiency requirements. Staff will continue to participate in the stakeholder process as details for
implementing the new water use requirements are determined and will share this with our customers.
Broadly, the new framework will set a water use target for each urban supplier made up of three components:
• A standard for indoor residential water use of 55 gallons per person per day, dropping
incrementally to 50 gallons by 2030.
• A standard for outdoor water use based upon and the amount of irrigable landscaped area
for residential and dedicated irrigation commercial accounts and the community’s climate.
• A standard for water loss due to leaks in water system pipes.
Calculations to Create Each Urban Water Supplier’s Unique Target
To create each water supplier’s unique target, the following standards will be calculated and added together.
RESIDENTIAL
INDOOR USE
RESIDENTIAL
OUTDOOR USE
+
20
WATER SYSTEM
LOSS
+
NONRESIDENTIAL
LANDSCAPE
+