Public Utilities Code - PUC
DIVISION 1. REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES [201 - 3297]
( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) PART 1. PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT [201 - 2120]
( Part 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) CHAPTER 4. Regulation of Public Utilities [701 - 939.5]
( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) ARTICLE 2. Rates [727 - 758]
( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) 739.8.
(a) Access to an adequate supply of healthful water is a basic necessity of human life, and shall be made available to all residents of California at an affordable cost.
(b) The commission shall consider and may implement programs to provide rate relief for low-income ratepayers.
(c) The commission shall consider and may implement programs to assist low-income ratepayers in order to provide appropriate incentives and
capabilities to achieve water conservation goals.
(d) In establishing the feasibility of rate relief and conservation incentives for low-income ratepayers, the commission may take into account variations in water needs caused by geography, climate and the ability of communities to support these programs.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 549, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1993.)