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SoCal Matters
New Water Cuts Shift Costs to Suppliers, Softening Impact on Residents
Season 2024
Episode 60
Despite california's ongoing struggles with water shortages, state regulators have adopted mandatory conservation measures that are substantially weaker and save less water than they initially planned. While individuals will not be regulated, suppliers will incur costs more than $4.8 billion which is in turn expected to be passed onto rate payers.
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