California
The plan must include “A schedule of implementation for all water demand management measure proposed or described in the plan.” 63 An urban water supplier shall implement its plan adopted pursuant to this chapter in accordance with the schedule set forth in its plan.64 ... (1) Beginning January 1, 2009, the terms of, and eligibility for, a water management grant or loan made to an urban water supplier and awarded or administered by the department, state board, or California Bay-Delta Authority or its successor agency shall be conditioned on the implementation of the water demand management measures . . . . (2) For the purposes of this section, water management grants and loans include funding for programs and projects for surface water or groundwater storage, recycling, desalination, water conservation, water supply reliability, and water supply augmentation. .... (a) Each urban retail water supplier shall meet its interim urban water use target by December 31, 2015. (b) Each urban retail water supplier shall meet its urban water use target by December 31, 2020.65
New Hampshire A water user shall submit a report that demonstrates [implementation].66 .... (a) The department shall issue or deny approval to operate a new source of water . . . within 45 days of receipt of the report .... (b) The department shall conduct a site visit within 30 days of receipt of the report prepared in accordance with Env-Wq 2101.10 in order to: (1) Review the report with the water user; and (2) Assess the accuracy of the processes described in the report. (c) The department shall issue approval to operate a new source when: (1) The information in the report produced in accordance with Env-Wq 2101.10 is complete and correct; (2) The information in the report produced in accordance with Env-Wq 2101.10 demonstrates that the water conserva- tion measures . . . are being or will be implemented in accordance with the timeframes specified therein; . . . . (d) The department shall deny approval if: (1) The report submitted pursuant to Env-Wq 2101.10 does not show compliance with the requirements . . . .67 .... If, after the issuance of an approval, the department receives information that indicates that the information upon which the approval was based was not true and complete or was misleading or that the water user is not complying with applicable requirements of Env-Wq 2101, the department shall notify the water user of the date, time and place of a hearing at which the water user shall be given an opportunity to show cause why the approval should not be revoked . . . .68
Oregon (1) Each municipal water supplier required to submit a water management and conservation plan shall exercise diligence in implementing the approved plan and shall update and resubmit a plan consistent with the requirements of these rules as prescribed during plan approval.
.... (3) Progress reports submitted by municipal water suppliers will be used in determining whether five-year benchmarks are being met, whether the Department will authorize additional diversion of water under extended permits, and/or if schedule changes proposed in updated plans are reasonable and appropriate. (4) Progress reports submitted by municipal water suppliers shall include: (a) A list of the benchmarks established under OAR 690-086-0150 and a description of the progress of the municipal water supplier in implementing the associated conservation or other measure; .... 63
C AL. WAT. CODE § 10631(f)(2). C AL. WAT. CODE § 10643. 65 CAL. WAT. CODE § 10608.24 66 N.H. CODE R. ENV-WQ 2101.10. 67 N.H. CODE R. ENV-WQ 2101.12. 68 N.H. CODE R. ENV-WQ 2101.14(b). 64
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