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> Further, 0.01 cents per 6.4 gallons is 500$ per acre foot which is horrifically excessive for agriculture where most water is used. Which suggests that somet
by amluto 3y ago
> Further, 0.01 cents per 6.4 gallons is 500$ per acre foot which is horrifically excessive for agriculture where most water is used.
Which suggests that something is egregiously wrong with residential water pricing.
- brnt 3y agoThe price is not really for the water, which is too cheap to Meyer, but for the infrastructure, which is per liter transmitted a much higher fraction of the cost than industrial/agricultural users.
- amluto 3y agoAnd yet most California utilities charge a connection fee and a per-unit-volume fee.