Comment Letter on the State Water Board’s Low Income Water Rates Assistance Draft Report

Published: February 2019
Authors: Laura Feinstein, Debi Ores, Jennifer Clary, Bill Allayaud, Raul Barraza, Michael Claiborne, and Colin Bailey
Pages: 9
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