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California Water Board Collects Data on Household Water Debt, Utility Finances
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More people are behind on their water bills because of the pandemic. State regulators in California want to know how many and how far behind.
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Michigan Allocates $20 Million to Relieve Customer Water Debts
Michigan is using federal CARES Act funding to help residents pay off past-due water bills that accrued during the pandemic.
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Lack of Utility Data Obscures Customer Water Debt Problems
Inadequate data hampers understanding of who is most affected by overdue water bills.
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Utilities Ordered To Forgive Customer Water Debt
Three cities are promoting the idea of water debt forgiveness.
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Millions of Americans Are In Water Debt
Most Americans give little thought to water bills, paying them on time and in full. But for a subset of homeowners and renters, water debt is constant and menacing.