From how to “Pepare for Uncertainty” to “Involving the Community,” the California Department of Water Resources’ 2008 Urban Drought Guidebook covers it all. Released today, the guidebook is designed to “help local water agencies and communities prepare for the possibility of [another] dry year or water supply interruptions.”

DWR staff solicited input for the updated guidebook last year at drought workshops held throughout the state, including at Central Basin (offered through our Customer Workshop Series) Here’s more from the release:

The Governor’s recently announced target of a 20 percent reduction in per-capita water use statewide by 2020 presents a challenge for both water suppliers and California residents. Water suppliers may find many of the guidebook’s demand management measures timely and useful.

Court-ordered restrictions on Delta pumping may also make water shortage contingency planning an essential and ongoing issue, even if the State is not experiencing a climatic drought.

A copy of the guidebook is available on the DWR Website. For more information on the Governor’s statewide water reduction plan, click here.

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