Friday Top of the Scroll: Bay Area’s biggest water agency may start capping household use
As California faces a third dry year, the Bay Area’s biggest water agency may push forward with caps on customer water use, and fines for those who exceed the limit. The move would put the East Bay Municipal Utility District among a small, and perhaps soon-to-grow, number of water suppliers in the region that have taken the unusual step of compelling households to cut back, instead of simply encouraging conservation.
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