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Pleasanton council adopts drought-surcharge policy with 8-hundred‑gallon allotment
Summary
Pleasanton — The City Council on June 3 approved a temporary drought‑rate policy that exempts the first 8 HCF of a customer’s bimonthly water use from drought surcharges, balancing household equity and utility finances.
Pleasanton — The City Council on June 3 approved a temporary drought‑rate policy that exempts the first 8 HCF (hundred cubic feet) of a customer’s bimonthly water use from drought surcharges, a move staff said balances customer equity and the utility’s financial resilience.
Staff consultants said drought rates are a temporary surcharge implemented when the city declares a water shortage and must be designed so the utility remains financially solvent while customers are asked to cut use. "So what are drought rates? Drought rates are a temporary surcharge to deal with restriction of water use due to emergency," a Water Resources Economics consultant said during the presentation.
City staff and consultants framed the…
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