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4 <br />2. State Water Board staff will submit the regulation to OAL for final approval; <br /> <br />3. If, during the approval process, State Water Board staff, the State Water Board, or OAL <br />determines that minor corrections to the language of the regulation or supporting <br />documentation are needed for clarity or consistency, the State Water Board Executive <br />Director or the Executive Director’s designee may make such changes; <br /> <br />4. This regulation shall remain in effect for 270 days after filing with the Secretary of State <br />unless the State Water Board determines that it is no longer necessary due to changed <br />conditions, or unless the State Water Board renews the regulation due to continued <br />drought conditions as described in Water Code section 1058.5; <br /> <br />5. The State Water Board directs staff to provide the Board with monthly updates on the <br />implementation of the emergency regulation and its effect. These updates shall include <br />information regarding the progress of the Building Standards Commission, Department <br />of Housing and Community Development, and other state agencies in the adoption and <br />implementation of emergency regulations or other requirements that implement <br />increased outdoor irrigation efficiency for new construction. These regulations and other <br />requirements will extend existing efficiency standards for new construction to the outdoor <br />environment and ensure that California’s new homes are constructed to meet the <br />growing demand with the most efficient standards; <br /> <br />6. The State Water Board directs staff to condition funding upon compliance with the <br />emergency regulation, to the extent feasible; <br /> <br />7. The State Water Board directs staff to work with DWR and the Save Our Water <br />campaign to disseminate information regarding the emergency regulation; and <br /> <br />8. The State Water Board directs staff to update the electronic reporting portal to include <br />data fields for the new reporting required by the emergency regulation. <br /> <br /> <br />THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT: <br /> <br />9. The State Water Board shall work with DWR, the Public Utilities Commission, and other <br />agencies to support urban water suppliers’ actions to implement rates and pricing <br />structures to incent additional conservation, as required by directive eight in the <br />Governor’s April 1, 2015 Executive Order. The Fourth District Court of Appeal’s recent <br />Decision in Capistrano Taxpayer Association Inc. v. City of San Juan Capistrano <br />(G048969) does not foreclose the use of conservation-oriented rate structures; <br /> <br />10. The State Water Board calls upon water suppliers to: <br /> <br />a. ensure that adequate personnel and financial resources exist to implement <br />conservation requirements not only for 2015, but also for another year of drought <br />should it occur. Water suppliers that face budget shortfalls due to reduced sales <br />should take immediate steps to raise necessary revenues in a way that actively <br />promotes continued conservation; <br /> <br />b. expedite implementation of new conservation programs by minimizing internal <br />review periods and utilizing emergency authorities, as appropriate; <br />10.A. - Page 12