Louisiana HB601 establishes affordability standards for essential residential water and wastewater usage in qualifying municipalities.
Louisiana HB601, known as the Water and Wastewater Affordability and Ratepayer Protection Act, sets affordability standards for essential residential water and wastewater usage in qualifying municipalities. It defines "essential residential utility usage" as up to four thousand gallons of potable water per monthly billing cycle and the corresponding wastewater volume. The bill mandates that the total monthly essential utility charge for residential customers in qualifying municipalities cannot exceed 4.5% of the municipality's median household income.
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