Along with water conservation, storage and recycling, it includes desalination of more seawater. Ocean desalination, which turns salt water into fresh, clean water, for coastal cities.

Pennsylvania American Water issued a mandatory water conservation order for approximately 42,000 customers in its Mechanicsburg water system.

Dozens of California cities could be required to impose permanent water conservation measures starting in about a year — and keep them in place even when the state is not in a drought — under ...

The framework will apply to about 400 urban water suppliers and will require them to adopt water-use budgets and meet locally tailored conservation goals.