South Lake Tahoe Public Utilities District: water meters.

Existing law requires an urban water supplier to install water meters on all municipal and industrial service connections located within its service area on or before January 1, 2025. Existing law requires an urban water supplier to charge each customer that has a service connection for which a meter has been installed based on the actual volume of deliveries as measured by the water meter beginning on or before January 1, 2010. This bill, with regard to the South Tahoe Public Utilities District, would authorize the district, on or before January 1, 2015, to submit to the State Water Resources Control Board and certain legislative committees a report containing specified information on the installation of water meters by the district. The bill would authorize the district, if it submits the above report, to submit, before January 1, 2020, a report updating that information. The bill would authorize the district to include in the 2nd report a request to extend the existing 2025 deadline. The bill would require the board, if it makes a certain finding, to grant an extension to the district, not to exceed 10 years. The bill would set forth related declarations and findings, including findings and declarations relating to the need for special legislation.