Restricting Water Tiers

California Courts Deny Tiered Prices for Water

           In California, an appeals court ruled that it the act of pricing water depending on how much water each house used. They ruled this is illegal because no government agency is allowed to price more than the cost of the service. At some point, while the tiered pricing was enabled, the price of the water was nearly four times the standard cost. The reason this tiered pricing was enacted is that the state of California needs to conserve water, and this method had proven to be an effective way to ensure people would limit their water use. It is imperative that California reduces the amount of water used because they are having a drought and they cannot risk losing their water reserves during the drought. The agencies perceive the ruling as a detrimental measure to their goal of conserving their resources
      This is interesting because the notion of tiered internet speeds is currently under question. Net neutrality, which is the idea that internet cannot have tiered speeds, needs not to have the same decision as the California water case because it is not a government agency which is providing the service. As brought up in the video, one man believed the price of everyone's water should be increased. This equivalent is something I believe no one wants, except for the executives of the businesses that will profit from the tiered internet. Therefore, it is critical to ensure equal internet cost to all.
Link: California Court Ruling Could Limit Drought Fighting Tools