(a) The water use projections required by Section 10631 shall include projected water use for single-family and multifamily residential housing needed for lower income households, as defined in § 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code, as identified in the housing element of any city, county, or city and county in the service area of the supplier.

(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the identification of projected water use for single-family and multifamily residential housing for lower income households will assist a supplier in complying with the requirement under § 65589.7 of the Government Code to grant a priority for the provision of service to housing units affordable to lower income households.

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(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 727, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2006.)