RWA has released a new report that details results of the Water Efficiency Program in 2017. The report describes trends in the region’s per-capita water use, the number of high-efficiency…
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The May 2018 issue of the RWA Update is now available. Read about the nearly $995,000 grant award for the Sacramento Groundwater Authority to move forward with a Groundwater Sustainability Plan,…
The February 2018 issue of the RWA Update is now available online. Read about the March 15 Symposium on Making Safe, Clean, Affordable and Accessible Water a Reality, the Regional…
SACRAMENTO—The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), California Capital Chapter has honored the Regional Water Authority (RWA) with two awards for its public outreach and social media programs. PRSA is…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Regional Water Authority has released a new infographic highlighting water use and efficiency progress in the Sacramento region since 2000. “Sacramento-area water managers have been working…
Overview Governor Brown’s Executive Order B-37-16 directs the Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) to work together to develop new permanent…
Reductions come even without state-mandated water conservation SACRAMENTO–Sacramento-area residents reduced water use by 25 percent in 2016 compared to 2013 even without a state mandate to conserve, according to an…
On November 30th, the State of California released it’s public review draft framework document entitled “Making Water Conservation a California Way of Life”. The plan was developed in response to…
Rain, Long-Term Behavior Shifts Contribute to 30 Percent Savings SACRAMENTO— Sacramento-area residents continued to conserve water in October compared to the same month in 2013, according to an analysis by…
To the editor: The premise that Californians should be conserving at the same level as 2015 and that anything less is “backsliding” is ill-conceived. The reality is that our water…
