Friday Top of the Scroll: San Jose submits plans for mandatory household water rationing
Earlier this summer, the Santa Clara Valley Water District declared a water shortage emergency and told its 13 retailers, including their largest retailer the San Jose Water Company, to cut water use 15% from 2019 levels, the most recent non-drought year…. The [San Jose Water] company has since submitted a plan to the California Public Utilities Commission that would require each of its residential customers to officially cut monthly water use by 15% from their 2019 levels, or face fines of $7.13 in surcharges for every additional unit of water used. The move could make San Jose the first major California city with water allotments and drought penalties.
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