California Water Costly When Comparing Home Income: Study
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More people in California are paying too much for water when factoring in household income levels, according to the Pacific Institute.
Water in the Golden State is less affordable than policy makers may realize, the group said. The Sacramento area has 100,000 households exceeding a 2 percent “affordability threshold” for water bills, according to a statement today from the Oakland, California-based institute. Eighteen percent of Tulare Lake basin systems had unaffordable rates, it also said.