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Because of a three-year drought, a new statewide water conservation mandates Gov. Schwarzenegger?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?s initiative to cut water use by 20 percent by 2020. Since Jan. 1, every city and town in the state has had to establish water-use ordinances using either the state?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?s model or one of local design, provided it is as tough or tougher than the state?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?s. Also having an impact is an October 2008 decision by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to cap Bay Area water supplies at current levels until at least 2018. At current usage levels, the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA), which serves Portola Valley, Woodside, Menlo Park and Atherton, estimates that regional demand for water will exceed supply by 2015. Conservation is thus not an option.
Portola Valley?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?s ordinance is based on a model prepared by BAWSCA and stakeholders from San Mateo, Santa Clara and Alameda counties, where it is in wide use. Residents of Portola Valley are already living by the ordinance, The ordinance also has the support of local water suppliers. Woodside?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?s Town Council is likely to see the BAWSCA ordinance for outdoor irrigation in 30 to 60 days, with indoor rules coming later.
Francisco Uviña, University of New Mexico
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Ash Nochian, Ph.D. Landscape Architect
November 12th, 2025
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