Three homes have become the first in the Bay Area to be publicly named as using too much water
Three East Bay households this month became the first in the Bay Area to face fines for using too much water during the drought, a group that will probably swell to hundreds as bills with a novel “excessive use” charge continue to go out. The penalties, which are as high as about $120 over a two-month period, come as the East Bay Municipal Utility District launches one of the most aggressive — and punitive — conservation policies in the region in an effort to protect its water supplies. The policy sets a relatively high limit … of about 1,646 gallons per day over the billing cycle. … Under the policy, penalties are assessed, and the names of violators are made public, only after a warning is sent out and a 15-day appeal period has lapsed.
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