California Water Code

§ 13580.8

WAT § 13580.8 Effective Jan 1, 1999Div. 7 · Ch. 7.5

Statute text

(a)This section applies only to a retail water supplier that is regulated by the Public Utilities Commission.

(b)Rates for recycled water that is provided to the customer by a retail water supplier regulated by the Public Utilities Commission shall be established by the commission pursuant to Section 455.1 of the Public Utilities Code. A regulated water utility may request the commission to establish the rate or rates for the delivery of recycled or nonpotable water, with the objective of providing, where practicable, a reasonable economic incentive for the customer to purchase recycled or nonpotable water in place of potable water.

(c)A regulated water utility may propose a rate or rates for recycled or nonpotable water by tariff or by contract between the retail water supplier and the customer. Where the rate or rates are set by contract, the water utility and its customer shall meet, confer, and negotiate in good faith to establish a contract rate.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 753, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1999.