true story -- in the 1980s in California, Contra Costa county, water conservation was a topic and the local authorities decided to allow a change in billing for water (managed monopoly water district under local govt rules). Some public body of locally elected officials approved a new tier of water pricing, where the highest tiers of average DAILY water useage were charged a lot more.
In those 1980s days in the SF Bay Area, some small properties kept horses, and certainly swimming pools were common. Property owners spread the word and charged into the Council meeting causing a near riot with yelling and obstruction, because the price for using more than ONE THOUSAND GALLONS a DAY increased dramatically, along with the lesser, large use tiers.
In those 1980s days in the SF Bay Area, some small properties kept horses, and certainly swimming pools were common. Property owners spread the word and charged into the Council meeting causing a near riot with yelling and obstruction, because the price for using more than ONE THOUSAND GALLONS a DAY increased dramatically, along with the lesser, large use tiers.
The cost increase was defeated.