California Water Code

§ 371

WAT § 371 Effective Jan 1, 2009Div. 1 · Ch. 3.4

Statute text

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a)“Allocation-based conservation water pricing” means a retail water rate structure that meets all of the criteria in Section 372.

(b)“Basic charge” means a volumetric unit charge for the cost of water service other than any fixed costs that are recovered through meter charges or other fixed charges other than incremental costs that are recovered through conservation charges. A basic charge may include the cost of generally applicable conservation measures assumed in establishing basic use allocations.

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Legislative history

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