South Valley Communities on Verge of Running Out of Water Press Newsom to Halt 18% Rate Hike

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August 19, 2021

In a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom, state water users in the old Tulare Lake bed – including water agencies that serve some of the state’s poorest communities – called for the Department of Water Resources to halt its planned hike on water rates.

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