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Environmental & Energy

Jul. 30, 2024

Decoupling: A key solution to California’s water supply risks

California is facing a 10% water supply shortfall by 2040 due to climate change and aging infrastructure. A new regulation requires the state’s largest water utilities to calculate water budgets based on residential indoor and outdoor water use, irrigation, and water loss.

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The future social, economic, and cultural success of California depends on a steady supply of safe, reliable, and affordable water. California’s water supply is increasingly at risk as it confronts more frequent and extreme droughts and floods, rising temperatures, aging infrastructure, and other challenges made more acute by climate change. The California Department of Water Resources estimates that the state could face a 10% water supply shortfall by 2040 due to hot...

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