California Water Code

§ 366

WAT § 366 Effective Jan 1, 2018Div. 1 · Ch. 3.3

Statute text

(a)During periods described in subdivision (a) of Section 367, excessive water use is prohibited by a residential customer in a single-family residence or by a customer in a multiunit housing complex in which each unit is individually metered or submetered by the urban retail water supplier.

(b)Each urban retail water supplier shall establish a method to identify and discourage excessive water use, through one of the following options:

(1)Establishing a rate structure, subject to applicable constitutional and statutory limitations, that includes block tiers, water budgets, or rate surcharges over and above base rates for excessive water use by a residential water customer.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 260. (AB 1516) Effective January 1, 2018.