CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1667Introduced by Assembly Member FriedmanFebruary 17, 2017 An act to add Section 536 to the Water Code, relating to water meters. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1667, as introduced, Friedman. Urban water suppliers: landscape water meters.Existing law, the Water Measurement Law, generally requires the installation of a water meter as a condition of new water service on and after January 1, 1992. The law, with certain exceptions, requires an urban water supplier to install water meters on all municipal and industrial service connections that are located in its service area on or before January 1, 2025. Existing law requires a water purveyor to require as a condition of new retail water service on and after January 1, 2008, the installation of separate water meters to measure the volume of water used exclusively for landscape purposes, as prescribed. This bill would require an urban water supplier to install dedicated landscape water meters on commercial, institutional, industrial, and multifamily service connections that are located in its service area on or before January 1, 2020, if the property has greater than 1,000 square feet of irrigated landscape, and on or before January 1, 2025, if the property has greater than 500, but less than 1,001, square feet of irrigated landscape. The bill would require an urban water supplier to install dedicated landscape water meters on single-family residential service connections that are located in its service area on or before January 1, 2030, if the property has greater than 5,000 square feet of irrigated landscape. The bill would authorize an urban water supplier to waive these requirements for a customer that, before January 1, 2018, has installed one or more separate submeters that exclusively measure all water usage for irrigated landscape and that agrees to provide water consumption data recorded by the submeter at least annually to the urban water supplier. This bill would exempt from these requirements a service connection where a separate water meter for landscape purposes is required by existing law as a condition of new retail water service.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 536 is added to the Water Code, to read:536. (a) An urban water supplier shall install dedicated landscape water meters on service connections located within its service area as follows:(1) On or before January 1, 2020, on all commercial, institutional, industrial, and multifamily service connections that serve property with greater than 1,000 square feet of irrigated landscape.(2) On or before January 1, 2025, on all commercial, institutional, industrial, and multifamily service connections that serve property with greater than 500, but less than 1,001, square feet of irrigated landscape.(3) On or before January 1, 2030, on all single family residential service connections that serve property with greater than 5,000 square feet of irrigated landscape.(b) A water purveyor, including an urban water supplier, may recover the cost of providing services related to the purchase, installation, and operation of a water meter from rates, fees, or charges.(c) An urban water supplier may waive the requirements of this section for a customer that meets both of the following conditions:(1) Before January 1, 2018, has installed one or more separate submeters that exclusively measure all water usage for irrigated landscape.(2) Agrees to provide water consumption data recorded by the submeter at least annually to the urban water supplier.(d) This section does not apply to a service connection with a separate water meter installed to measure the volume of water used exclusively for landscape purposes pursuant to Section 535.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1667Introduced by Assembly Member FriedmanFebruary 17, 2017 An act to add Section 536 to the Water Code, relating to water meters. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1667, as introduced, Friedman. Urban water suppliers: landscape water meters.Existing law, the Water Measurement Law, generally requires the installation of a water meter as a condition of new water service on and after January 1, 1992. The law, with certain exceptions, requires an urban water supplier to install water meters on all municipal and industrial service connections that are located in its service area on or before January 1, 2025. Existing law requires a water purveyor to require as a condition of new retail water service on and after January 1, 2008, the installation of separate water meters to measure the volume of water used exclusively for landscape purposes, as prescribed. This bill would require an urban water supplier to install dedicated landscape water meters on commercial, institutional, industrial, and multifamily service connections that are located in its service area on or before January 1, 2020, if the property has greater than 1,000 square feet of irrigated landscape, and on or before January 1, 2025, if the property has greater than 500, but less than 1,001, square feet of irrigated landscape. The bill would require an urban water supplier to install dedicated landscape water meters on single-family residential service connections that are located in its service area on or before January 1, 2030, if the property has greater than 5,000 square feet of irrigated landscape. The bill would authorize an urban water supplier to waive these requirements for a customer that, before January 1, 2018, has installed one or more separate submeters that exclusively measure all water usage for irrigated landscape and that agrees to provide water consumption data recorded by the submeter at least annually to the urban water supplier. This bill would exempt from these requirements a service connection where a separate water meter for landscape purposes is required by existing law as a condition of new retail water service.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 1667
Introduced by Assembly Member FriedmanFebruary 17, 2017
Introduced by Assembly Member Friedman
February 17, 2017
An act to add Section 536 to the Water Code, relating to water meters.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1667, as introduced, Friedman. Urban water suppliers: landscape water meters.
Existing law, the Water Measurement Law, generally requires the installation of a water meter as a condition of new water service on and after January 1, 1992. The law, with certain exceptions, requires an urban water supplier to install water meters on all municipal and industrial service connections that are located in its service area on or before January 1, 2025. Existing law requires a water purveyor to require as a condition of new retail water service on and after January 1, 2008, the installation of separate water meters to measure the volume of water used exclusively for landscape purposes, as prescribed. This bill would require an urban water supplier to install dedicated landscape water meters on commercial, institutional, industrial, and multifamily service connections that are located in its service area on or before January 1, 2020, if the property has greater than 1,000 square feet of irrigated landscape, and on or before January 1, 2025, if the property has greater than 500, but less than 1,001, square feet of irrigated landscape. The bill would require an urban water supplier to install dedicated landscape water meters on single-family residential service connections that are located in its service area on or before January 1, 2030, if the property has greater than 5,000 square feet of irrigated landscape. The bill would authorize an urban water supplier to waive these requirements for a customer that, before January 1, 2018, has installed one or more separate submeters that exclusively measure all water usage for irrigated landscape and that agrees to provide water consumption data recorded by the submeter at least annually to the urban water supplier. This bill would exempt from these requirements a service connection where a separate water meter for landscape purposes is required by existing law as a condition of new retail water service.
Existing law, the Water Measurement Law, generally requires the installation of a water meter as a condition of new water service on and after January 1, 1992. The law, with certain exceptions, requires an urban water supplier to install water meters on all municipal and industrial service connections that are located in its service area on or before January 1, 2025. Existing law requires a water purveyor to require as a condition of new retail water service on and after January 1, 2008, the installation of separate water meters to measure the volume of water used exclusively for landscape purposes, as prescribed.
This bill would require an urban water supplier to install dedicated landscape water meters on commercial, institutional, industrial, and multifamily service connections that are located in its service area on or before January 1, 2020, if the property has greater than 1,000 square feet of irrigated landscape, and on or before January 1, 2025, if the property has greater than 500, but less than 1,001, square feet of irrigated landscape. The bill would require an urban water supplier to install dedicated landscape water meters on single-family residential service connections that are located in its service area on or before January 1, 2030, if the property has greater than 5,000 square feet of irrigated landscape. The bill would authorize an urban water supplier to waive these requirements for a customer that, before January 1, 2018, has installed one or more separate submeters that exclusively measure all water usage for irrigated landscape and that agrees to provide water consumption data recorded by the submeter at least annually to the urban water supplier. This bill would exempt from these requirements a service connection where a separate water meter for landscape purposes is required by existing law as a condition of new retail water service.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 536 is added to the Water Code, to read:536. (a) An urban water supplier shall install dedicated landscape water meters on service connections located within its service area as follows:(1) On or before January 1, 2020, on all commercial, institutional, industrial, and multifamily service connections that serve property with greater than 1,000 square feet of irrigated landscape.(2) On or before January 1, 2025, on all commercial, institutional, industrial, and multifamily service connections that serve property with greater than 500, but less than 1,001, square feet of irrigated landscape.(3) On or before January 1, 2030, on all single family residential service connections that serve property with greater than 5,000 square feet of irrigated landscape.(b) A water purveyor, including an urban water supplier, may recover the cost of providing services related to the purchase, installation, and operation of a water meter from rates, fees, or charges.(c) An urban water supplier may waive the requirements of this section for a customer that meets both of the following conditions:(1) Before January 1, 2018, has installed one or more separate submeters that exclusively measure all water usage for irrigated landscape.(2) Agrees to provide water consumption data recorded by the submeter at least annually to the urban water supplier.(d) This section does not apply to a service connection with a separate water meter installed to measure the volume of water used exclusively for landscape purposes pursuant to Section 535.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 536 is added to the Water Code, to read:536. (a) An urban water supplier shall install dedicated landscape water meters on service connections located within its service area as follows:(1) On or before January 1, 2020, on all commercial, institutional, industrial, and multifamily service connections that serve property with greater than 1,000 square feet of irrigated landscape.(2) On or before January 1, 2025, on all commercial, institutional, industrial, and multifamily service connections that serve property with greater than 500, but less than 1,001, square feet of irrigated landscape.(3) On or before January 1, 2030, on all single family residential service connections that serve property with greater than 5,000 square feet of irrigated landscape.(b) A water purveyor, including an urban water supplier, may recover the cost of providing services related to the purchase, installation, and operation of a water meter from rates, fees, or charges.(c) An urban water supplier may waive the requirements of this section for a customer that meets both of the following conditions:(1) Before January 1, 2018, has installed one or more separate submeters that exclusively measure all water usage for irrigated landscape.(2) Agrees to provide water consumption data recorded by the submeter at least annually to the urban water supplier.(d) This section does not apply to a service connection with a separate water meter installed to measure the volume of water used exclusively for landscape purposes pursuant to Section 535.
SECTION 1. Section 536 is added to the Water Code, to read:
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536. (a) An urban water supplier shall install dedicated landscape water meters on service connections located within its service area as follows:(1) On or before January 1, 2020, on all commercial, institutional, industrial, and multifamily service connections that serve property with greater than 1,000 square feet of irrigated landscape.(2) On or before January 1, 2025, on all commercial, institutional, industrial, and multifamily service connections that serve property with greater than 500, but less than 1,001, square feet of irrigated landscape.(3) On or before January 1, 2030, on all single family residential service connections that serve property with greater than 5,000 square feet of irrigated landscape.(b) A water purveyor, including an urban water supplier, may recover the cost of providing services related to the purchase, installation, and operation of a water meter from rates, fees, or charges.(c) An urban water supplier may waive the requirements of this section for a customer that meets both of the following conditions:(1) Before January 1, 2018, has installed one or more separate submeters that exclusively measure all water usage for irrigated landscape.(2) Agrees to provide water consumption data recorded by the submeter at least annually to the urban water supplier.(d) This section does not apply to a service connection with a separate water meter installed to measure the volume of water used exclusively for landscape purposes pursuant to Section 535.
536. (a) An urban water supplier shall install dedicated landscape water meters on service connections located within its service area as follows:(1) On or before January 1, 2020, on all commercial, institutional, industrial, and multifamily service connections that serve property with greater than 1,000 square feet of irrigated landscape.(2) On or before January 1, 2025, on all commercial, institutional, industrial, and multifamily service connections that serve property with greater than 500, but less than 1,001, square feet of irrigated landscape.(3) On or before January 1, 2030, on all single family residential service connections that serve property with greater than 5,000 square feet of irrigated landscape.(b) A water purveyor, including an urban water supplier, may recover the cost of providing services related to the purchase, installation, and operation of a water meter from rates, fees, or charges.(c) An urban water supplier may waive the requirements of this section for a customer that meets both of the following conditions:(1) Before January 1, 2018, has installed one or more separate submeters that exclusively measure all water usage for irrigated landscape.(2) Agrees to provide water consumption data recorded by the submeter at least annually to the urban water supplier.(d) This section does not apply to a service connection with a separate water meter installed to measure the volume of water used exclusively for landscape purposes pursuant to Section 535.
536. (a) An urban water supplier shall install dedicated landscape water meters on service connections located within its service area as follows:(1) On or before January 1, 2020, on all commercial, institutional, industrial, and multifamily service connections that serve property with greater than 1,000 square feet of irrigated landscape.(2) On or before January 1, 2025, on all commercial, institutional, industrial, and multifamily service connections that serve property with greater than 500, but less than 1,001, square feet of irrigated landscape.(3) On or before January 1, 2030, on all single family residential service connections that serve property with greater than 5,000 square feet of irrigated landscape.(b) A water purveyor, including an urban water supplier, may recover the cost of providing services related to the purchase, installation, and operation of a water meter from rates, fees, or charges.(c) An urban water supplier may waive the requirements of this section for a customer that meets both of the following conditions:(1) Before January 1, 2018, has installed one or more separate submeters that exclusively measure all water usage for irrigated landscape.(2) Agrees to provide water consumption data recorded by the submeter at least annually to the urban water supplier.(d) This section does not apply to a service connection with a separate water meter installed to measure the volume of water used exclusively for landscape purposes pursuant to Section 535.
536. (a) An urban water supplier shall install dedicated landscape water meters on service connections located within its service area as follows:
(1) On or before January 1, 2020, on all commercial, institutional, industrial, and multifamily service connections that serve property with greater than 1,000 square feet of irrigated landscape.
(2) On or before January 1, 2025, on all commercial, institutional, industrial, and multifamily service connections that serve property with greater than 500, but less than 1,001, square feet of irrigated landscape.
(3) On or before January 1, 2030, on all single family residential service connections that serve property with greater than 5,000 square feet of irrigated landscape.
(b) A water purveyor, including an urban water supplier, may recover the cost of providing services related to the purchase, installation, and operation of a water meter from rates, fees, or charges.
(c) An urban water supplier may waive the requirements of this section for a customer that meets both of the following conditions:
(1) Before January 1, 2018, has installed one or more separate submeters that exclusively measure all water usage for irrigated landscape.
(2) Agrees to provide water consumption data recorded by the submeter at least annually to the urban water supplier.
(d) This section does not apply to a service connection with a separate water meter installed to measure the volume of water used exclusively for landscape purposes pursuant to Section 535.