From this article of March 2014....
For generations, water meters have been an important tool for measuring
how much water we use in California, and the drought has intensified the
significance of that measurement. But in 42 communities, homeowners and
businesses don't have water meters installed. That adds up to more than
255,000 customers who pay a flat rate for their water.
"The city with the most unmetered connections is Sacramento," Rogers
told KQED's Mina Kim. "Only half of Sacramento's connections have meters
on them." Bakersfield, Modesto, Lodi and Merced also have a significant
number of unmetered connections.
All homes and business in California are required to have water meters
by 2025, according to a law signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. But,
Rogers adds, there are other types of water users in California that
don't have meters and don't fall under that law, including farms and
individual units in apartment buildings.
I emailed a friend who lives in Sacramento about water meters. He said that his house was not metered when he bought
it in 2001 but that meters were installed during the summer of 2014. Perhaps this article is old news. I would hope that most
if not all homes get metered soon.
http://blogs.kqed.org/science/2014/03/10/california-communities-that-pay-a-flat-rate-for-water-use-more-of-it/
For generations, water meters have been an important tool for measuring
how much water we use in California, and the drought has intensified the
significance of that measurement. But in 42 communities, homeowners and
businesses don't have water meters installed. That adds up to more than
255,000 customers who pay a flat rate for their water.
"The city with the most unmetered connections is Sacramento," Rogers
told KQED's Mina Kim. "Only half of Sacramento's connections have meters
on them." Bakersfield, Modesto, Lodi and Merced also have a significant
number of unmetered connections.
All homes and business in California are required to have water meters
by 2025, according to a law signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. But,
Rogers adds, there are other types of water users in California that
don't have meters and don't fall under that law, including farms and
individual units in apartment buildings.
I emailed a friend who lives in Sacramento about water meters. He said that his house was not metered when he bought
it in 2001 but that meters were installed during the summer of 2014. Perhaps this article is old news. I would hope that most
if not all homes get metered soon.
http://blogs.kqed.org/science/2014/03/10/california-communities-that-pay-a-flat-rate-for-water-use-more-of-it/
