Will it be illegal to take a shower and wash clothes in the same day, as reported in the media?

No. There is nothing in the laws that specifies when or how often a person may shower or do laundry. The new laws provide an overall framework for setting and meeting water use targets at the water provider level. While the framework does include a goal for individual indoor water use of 55 gallons per person per day beginning in 2022, this applies on an overall system-wide basis (and not an individual basis) and will not be enforced on an individual basis.

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1. What is SB 606 and AB 1668?
2. What are urban water use targets?
3. How will the new laws impact customers?
4. Will individual residents and businesses be fined for not meeting water use targets?
5. Will it be illegal to take a shower and wash clothes in the same day, as reported in the media?
6. How will local water agencies meet these new urban water use targets?
7. How will the state’s water efficiency standards be calculated?
8. Is it easy to limit indoor water use to 55 gallons per person per day?
9. Will commercial water users be required to use water more efficiently?