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3. The Department and the Water Board shall permanently require urban water <br />suppliers to issue a monthly report on their water usage, amount of conservation <br />achieved, and any enforcement efforts. <br />ELIMINATE WATER WASTE <br />4. The Water Board shall permanently prohibit practices that waste potable water, <br />such as: <br />Hosing off sidewalks, driveways and other hardscapes; <br />o Washing automobiles with hoses not equipped with a shut -off nozzle; <br />• Using non - recirculated water in a fountain or other decorative water <br />feature; <br />• Watering lawns in a manner that causes runoff, or within 48 hours after <br />measurable precipitation; and <br />• Irrigating ornamental turf on public street medians. <br />5. The Water Board and the Department shall direct actions to minimize water <br />system leaks that waste large amounts of water. The Water Board, after funding <br />projects to address health and safety, shall use loans from the Drinking Water <br />State Revolving Fund to prioritize local projects that reduce leaks and other <br />water system losses. <br />6. The Water Board and the Department shall direct urban and agricultural water <br />suppliers to accelerate their data collection, improve water system management, <br />and prioritize capital projects to reduce water waste. The California Public <br />Utilities Commission shall order investor -owned water utilities to accelerate work <br />to minimize leaks. <br />7. The California Energy Commission shall certify innovative water conservation <br />and water loss detection and control technologies that also increase energy <br />efficiency. <br />STRENGTHEN LOCAL DROUGHT RESILIENCE <br />The Department shall strengthen requirements for urban Water Shortage <br />Contingency Plans, which urban water agencies are required to maintain. These <br />updated requirements shall include adequate actions to respond to droughts <br />lasting at least five years, as well as more frequent and severe periods of <br />drought. While remaining customized according to local conditions, the updated <br />requirements shall also create common statewide standards so that these plans <br />can be quickly utilized during this and any future droughts. <br />The Department shall consult with urban water suppliers, local governments, <br />environmental groups, and other partners to update requirements for Water <br />Shortage Contingency Plans. The updated draft requirements shall be publicly <br />released by January 10, 2017. A ..- r., „_A <br />