Federal Legislation to Incentivize Water Conservation

On May 19th, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla and Representative Jerry McNerney (D-Stockton) introduced the Water Efficiency, Conservation, and Sustainability Act of 2022. This bill would incentivize water-efficiency upgrades and establish programs to identify and repair leaks, — especially in areas experiencing severe drought and in low-income communities — by establishing three new Environmental Protection Agency grant programs: 

• Water Efficiency and Conservation Grant Program 
• Sustainable Water Loss Control Program 
• Grants for Water Efficient Plumbing Code Adoption 

Each program would be authorized  at $20-25 million annually, for five years.