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The Division of Water oversees the regulation of approximately 32 water and wastewater utilities. The Division handles issues such as: establishing rates for utility service; assessing water and wastewater infrastructure needs; prudency issues and related costs; ensuring a safe and reliable water supply; growth impacts on water and wastewater costs and availability; sustainability of future growth; unaccounted-for water (non-revenue water); water reuse; depletion of aquifers; service interruptions; terms and conditions of water and wastewater service and management contracts; and conservation initiatives.
The Division also deals with identifying and evaluating initiatives, programs, and best practices and efforts to improve the efficient use of potable water; evaluating and analyzing conservation tariff structures and the feasibility of implementation; system integration that reduces costs and provides for increased customer benefits; and reviewing the utilities’ long-term construction plans for capital expenditures.
This Bureau also deals with main extension of water service issues, and advanced metering infrastructure initiatives.