Private Water Law
A blog about water resources and law
Category: Public utilities regulation
Dark Clouds Over California: The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014
I am excited to release a new white paper regarding the California Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014, entitled Dark Clouds Over California. Please download the white paper and share with your colleagues. For your convenience, the executive summary is published below. Additionally, the…
Read MoreMissouri PSC Denies Economic Competitiveness Rate to Aluminum Company
Two of the fundamental principles of setting rates for public utilities are that rates should be based on the cost of providing service, and there should be no discrimination between different customers. These rules prevent one or more customers or classes of…
Read MoreNew CPUC Resolution on Urban Water Conservation
Yesterday the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) adopted Resolution W-5000, which requires all investor-owned water utilities in the state to provide notice to their customers of the mandatory water conservation measures adopted by the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) in its emergency…
Read MoreThe Organization of Water Utilities in California
This post gives an overview of the organization of water utilities in California. For this purpose, water utilities are defined as entities that own and operate public drinking water systems at the retail level. There are few sources of information about who…
Read MoreCPUC Approves Acquisition of Investor-Owned Water Utility by Mutual Water Company
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved acquisition of the water system assets of Riverview Acres Water Company (RAWC) in Trinity County by Salyer Mutual Water Company (SMWC). The CPUC decision in Resolution No. W-4923 sets forth the criteria for transferring a water system from…
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