Government
Apr. 8, 2015
Governor's push to hike water rates in face of drought may face legal hurdles
Gov. Jerry Brown's recent executive order addressing the state's deepening drought directs water agencies to raise rates to encourage water conservation, but pending litigation over the legality of such rates could undermine the effort.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Gov. Jerry Brown's recent executive order responding to the state's deepening drought directed water agencies to develop tiered rate structures that encourage conservation. But the legality of such measures is being hotly litigated.
Citizen groups in San Juan Capistrano, Glendale and San Diego County are fighting conservation rate structures, which charge higher rates to people who use more w...
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