California Water Code

§ 370

WAT § 370 Effective Jan 1, 2009Div. 1 · Ch. 3.4

Statute text

The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:

(a)The use of allocation-based conservation water pricing by public entities that sell and distribute water is one effective means by which waste or unreasonable use of water can be prevented and water can be saved in the interest of the people and for the public welfare, within the contemplation of Section 2 of Article X of the California Constitution.

(b)It is in the best interest of the people of California to encourage public entities to voluntarily use allocation-based conservation water pricing, tailored to local needs and conditions, as a means of increasing efficient uses of water, and further discouraging wasteful or unreasonable use of water under both normal and dry-year hydrologic conditions.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 610, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.