California Health and Safety Code

§ 116906

HSC § 116906 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 104 · Part 12 · Ch. 6

Statute text

(a)A covered water system that serves 200 or more service connections shall have a written policy on discontinuation of residential service for nonpayment available in English, the languages listed in Section 1632 of the Civil Code, and any other language spoken by at least 10 percent of the people residing in its service area. A covered water system that serves fewer than 200 service connections shall have a written policy on disconnection of residential service for nonpayment available in English, any language spoken by at least 10 percent of the people residing in its service area, and, upon request of a customer, any of the languages listed in Section 1632 of the Civil Code. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a covered water system from making the policy available in any other language. The policy shall include all of the following:

(1)A plan for deferred or reduced payments that is available for any customer regardless of whether they meet the conditions of subdivision (a) of Section 116910. The plan for deferred or reduced payments that is available to any customer regardless of whether they meet the conditions of subdivision (a) of Section 116910 is not required to reduce the total amount due for water service provided.

(2)Alternative payment schedules that are available for any customer regardless of whether they meet the conditions of subdivision (a) of Section 116910.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 855, Sec. 4. (SB 3) Effective January 1, 2024.