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The California Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s ruling, making it unconstitutional for water providers to charge more for water than it costs to provide the service. California water officials urged the Supreme Court to “depublish” the ruling to allow water providers to punish water wasters with higher water rates and encourage conservation. San Jose Mercury News (Calif.), July 23, 2015 The 4th District Court of Appeals ruled that San Juan Capistrano’s tiered water rate system was illegal, sounding a warning for other water districts that use tiered pricing to promote water conservation. A voter-approved law says that government fees must be comparable with service costs. A key component of the conservation orders put forth by Gov. Brown on April was for local agencies to implement conservation pricing to discourage water waste. The Orange County Register (Calif.), April 21, 2015