Summary of Environmental Effects: Evaluating effects of potential urban water use efficiency standards (AB 1668-SB 606) on urban retail water suppliers, wastewater management agencies, and urban landscapes (trees and urban parklands)
Robert Cudd, Julia Skrovan, Stephanie Pincetl
Parks provide important spaces for recreation, reflection, socializing, and cultural expression, and their vegetation can contribute to the well-being of urban residents. Urban parklands are included as part of the Institutional category in the Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional (CII) outdoor water use designation as defined by AB 1668-SB 606. Outdoor water demand for park landscapes with dedicated irrigation meters are included in the regulatory framework and water use objectives. Many gaps exist in understanding the relationship between urban parks and water use, including how parklands without dedicated irrigation meters may be considered as part of the AB 1668-SB 606 legislation
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