Blog: California’s moratorium on water shut-offs extended and expanded
Until recently, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive orders indicated that the moratorium on termination of water service to residential customers and small businesses in critical infrastructure sectors for nonpayment would expire on Sept. 30, 2021. California’s Budget Act, which created the California Water and Wastewater Arrearage Payment Program, previously contemplated the moratorium ending on that same date, with certain exceptions relating to the Arrearage Payment Program.