https://calwatchdog.com/2015/04/15/ucla-study-35-water-reduction-order-in-palm-springs-may-backfire/ Tue, 21 Apr 2015 14:47:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://calwatchdog.com/2015/04/15/ucla-study-35-water-reduction-order-in-palm-springs-may-backfire/#comment-115080 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 14:47:25 +0000 http://calwatchdog.com/?p=79150#comment-115080 California District 4 Appeals Court ruling dated April 20, 2015. Court rules that municipal water agencies in California must price tiered water rate blocks absolutely in compliance with 1996’s Prop. 218. The price paid for any volume of water must be no more than its actual costs using American Water Works Association Water Utility Cost of Service and Rate Design Manual procedures. Ruled that San Juan Capistrano violated Prop. 18 when it arbitrarily set its water rates in an inclined block structure with the final block exceeding $9.00 per 100 CF. The city must revise its rates to follow actual costs incurred in producing and delivering water to customers. Essentially, penalty “drought” type rates cannot arbitrarily be imposed on water customers served by public agencies (cities, water districts, irrigation districts, etc) See: San Juan Taxpayers Association v. San Juan Capistrano

]]> https://calwatchdog.com/2015/04/15/ucla-study-35-water-reduction-order-in-palm-springs-may-backfire/#comment-114608 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 14:38:47 +0000 http://calwatchdog.com/?p=79150#comment-114608 Was in a funky faux gastro pub last night hangin with Millenials. Asked for water. They brought it in an old fashioned glass milk quart container. Toasted all the Earth Day spikee hairs in the joint!

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