California’s new water standards become effective Jan. 1, 2025.
The new rule shifts away from a one-size-fits-all approach to
community-specific conservation management and will affect almost
every city — including the 199 classified as urban water
suppliers.
Four years ago, Corona had thousands of missing trees and a
disorderly forestry strategy. Today, the city is actively
managing and planting trees, creating environmental, aesthetic,
and social dividends in the process.
For decades, Santa Monica chipped away at water self-sufficiency.
Now it’s on track to increase local water supplies to 90% by
summer 2024. The project was recognized at the 2024 Global
Water Awards, second only to the United Arab Emirates.
Many cities in California are planning for and mitigating the
effects of climate change. Yet, many of those same cities are
looking for ways to do more with less. Here’s how three
budget-conscious cities are funding and developing local climate
action plans — and a free, flexible framework for your
own city.
Enough polluted water is discharged every year to fill 21 million
Olympic-sized swimming pools. EcoSmart Filters are an affordable,
easy way to remove those harmful containments.
How public agencies collaborate and plan will be vital to how
they weather climate change crises. This may mean forgoing
traditional top-down emergency planning in favor of participative
scenario planning, which can include a wider range of
stakeholders.
