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- The submeter must be inspected, tested, and verified for commercial purposes pursuant to law, including, but not limited to, Section 12500.5 of the Business and Professions Code.
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Oct 17, 2024 · The water measurement and reporting regulation (often called SB 88), requires most diverters to measure and report the amount of water they divert, with a finer resolution than previous standards required.
Sep 18, 2014 · Metering is an essential water management strategy. Expanding and improving metering should be a priority for all California utilities. When customers are charged for their water use by volume, it is a signal to improve water conservation and efficiency habits.
Apr 10, 2017 · Board’s drinking water-related activities are in the Health & Safety Code, the Water Code, and other codes. Last updated April 10, 2017—from Titles 17 and 22 California Code of Regulations
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meters in California. In 1991, the legislature passed SB 229, requiring meters on new connections after 1992. The legislation, however, did not require utilities to actually read the meters or to use that data to bill customers by volume. In 2003, AB 514 required Central Valley Project water users to be fully metered by
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- IV Billing Charges & Fees – What’s Allowed
- VI Reading Submeters & Billing
- Pass Through of Penalties
- XI Landlord’s Entry into the Dwelling Units
- XII Ratio Utility Billing Systems
- XIV No Connection Fees Allowed
- Definitions
As part of the regular bill for water service, a landlord may only bill a tenant for the following water service: Volumetric Usage – A charge for volumetric usage, which may be calculated in any the following ways: The amount must be calculated by first determining the proportion of the tenant’s usage, as shown by the submeter, to the total usage a...
Read within 3 Days – Submeters must be read within three days of the same point in each billing cycle. Consistent Payment Requirements – Payments must be due at the same point in each billing cycle. A tenant may agree in writing to receive a bill electronically. A tenant may rescind authorization for electronic delivery of bills at any time. The la...
Unless it can be documented that a penalty is primarily the result of a tenant’s or tenants’ failure to comply with state or local water use regulations or restrictions, or both, regarding wasting of water, a landlord may not charge, recover, or allow to be charged or recovered, fees incurred by the landlord from the water provider, billing agent, ...
The landlord may enter a dwelling unit as follows: For the purpose of installing, repairing, or replacing a submeter, or for the purpose of investigating or rectifying a condition causing constant or abnormally high water usage. To read a submeter. The landlord must provide the tenant a written notice prior to entry.
The state law specifically provides that “Nothing in this law shall be construed to apply or create a public policy or requirement that favors or disfavors the use of a ratio utility billing system.”
A water provider cannot impose an additional capacity or connection fee or charge for a submeter that is installed by the owner, or his or her agent.
“Billing agent” means a person or entity who contracts to provide submetering services to a landlord, including billing. “Landlord” means an owner of residential rental property. “Landlord” does not include a tenant who rents all or a portion of a dwelling unit to subtenants. “Landlord” does not include a common interest development, as defined in ...
Regulated water systems must follow many state and federal laws and regulations intended to ensure the water is safe; therefore, if you receive water from a public water, it is unlikely that you need to independently test your water quality.
Nov 3, 2018 · Submeters used to separately bill tenants for water service shall satisfy each of the following requirements: The submeter shall be inspected, tested, and verified for commercial purposes pursuant to law, including, but not limited to, Section 12500.5 of the Business and Professions Code .
