Water corporations: low-income rate relief programs.

Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including water corporations, as defined, and authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility, and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable. Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission to consider, and authorizes the commission to implement, programs to provide rate relief for low-income ratepayers of a water corporation and to provide appropriate incentives and capabilities to achieve water conservation goals.