Cal Matters: California’s new water conservation rules too stringent and costly, analysts say

By Rachel Becker, CalMatters
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California’s legislative advisors today lambasted the state’s ambitious proposal to regulate urban water conservation, calling the measures costly and difficult to achieve, “in many cases without compelling justifications.” 

The proposed rules, unveiled in August, call for more than 400 cities and other water suppliers serving…