(a) A public entity shall conduct a water usage demand analysis prior to completing, or as a part of, a cost-of-service analysis conducted to set fees and charges for water service that are consistent with Section 6 of Article XIII D of the California Constitution and other applicable law. Within the water usage demand analysis, a public entity shall identify both of the following:

(1) The costs of water service for the highest users incurred by the public entity.

lawyer at desk

Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!
Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.

Terms Used In California Water Code 390.1

  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Water Code 10

(2) The average annual volume of water delivered to high water users.

(b) The costs of water service and the average annual volume identified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) shall be made publicly available by posting the information in the public entity’s cost-of-service analysis.

(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 542, Sec. 1. (AB 755) Effective January 1, 2024.)

  Previous section
Next section  
 Chapter 3.8 Contents