Cal. WAT § 390.1
This is the official text of Cal. WAT § 390.1, part of California’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
(1) The costs of water service for the highest users incurred by the public entity.
(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.
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