Advancing Water Justice
Water is essential for survival, yet this critical resource is increasingly unaffordable for many Americans. Many water utilities interpret the key tenets of utility law as preventing them from using water tariffs to fund customer assistance programs, even when it might make financial sense to do so. Drawing on examples from several states and cities that have modified their water utility codes to overcome these perceived legal barriers, this talk will discuss a new idea for a model law on water affordability through the Uniform Law Commission.