California Water Code

§ 372

WAT § 372 Effective Jan 1, 2009Div. 1 · Ch. 3.4

Statute text

(a)A public entity may employ allocation-based conservation water pricing that meets all of the following criteria:

(1)Billing is based on metered water use.

(2)A basic use allocation is established for each customer account that provides a reasonable amount of water for the customer’s needs and property characteristics. Factors used to determine the basic use allocation may include, but are not limited to, the number of occupants, the type or classification of use, the size of lot or irrigated area, and the local climate data for the billing period. Nothing in this chapter prohibits a customer of the public entity from challenging whether the basic use allocation established for that customer’s account is reasonable under the circumstances. Nothing in this chapter is intended to permit public entities to limit the use of property through the establishment of a basic use allocation.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 610, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.