Perspective
Nov. 21, 2009
Is 20 Percent by 2020 Good Law?
Janet Goldsmith of Kronick Moskovitz asks whether the new water usage reduction requirement is good law or just a good slogan.
By Janet Goldsmith
Now that the back-slapping and Kumbaya-singing surrounding the frenzied November 4 enactment of the comprehensive package of water legislation has abated somewhat, there is time and space for reflection. A more careful evaluation is possible of what can actually be accomplished by the water conservation element of the package, SB7x-7 (Act), which decrees a 20 percent reduction in urban per capita water usage by Dec. 31, 2020. Much of the data gathering ...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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