Update of the Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance
Summary
SCH Number
2009028124
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
Update of the Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/13/2009
Document Description
The Department of Water Resources Office of Water Use Efficiency and Transfers (Department) updated the regulation, Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (Model Ordinance), to specify requirements for the efficient use of water as authorized by the "Water Conservation in Landscaping Act" (Amended by Assembly Bill 1881, Chapter 559, Statutes of 2006; approved by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on September 28, 2006). The updated regulation reflects improvements for landscape and irrigation design plans, irrigation technologies, and water management for achievable water savings, which will reduce water demand and waste.
Contact Information
Name
Manucher Alemi
Agency Name
California Department of Water Resources
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Location
Regions
Countywide
Other Location Info
478 cities
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15352(a)
Reasons for Exemption
The action by DWR to adopt these regulations is not an approval of a project, because a decision "must [not] be so early that the burden of environmental review impedes the exploration...of potentially meritorious projects."
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