Water efficiency measures.

The California Constitution requires that the water resources of the state be put to beneficial use to the fullest extent of which they are capable and that the waste or unreasonable use or unreasonable method of use of water be prevented. This bill would require the Department of Water Resources to develop and solicit comments on a proposed report, in consultation with subject matter experts at the University of California, the California State University, the State Water Resources Control Board, the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, and local water districts, by December 1, 2017, and, by July 1, 2018, to issue a final report that contains, among other things, recommendations to public entities to help them achieve water-resilient communities and prioritize cost-effective water efficiency measures with low adverse environmental impacts based on local conditions.