Some warn that drinking water quality could be jeopardized and fire safety compromised if water utilities are not exempted from rolling blackouts.
Drinking water quality could be jeopardized and fire safety compromised if water utilities are not exempted from rolling blackouts, the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) warned the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).
"Water is even more essential than electricity," says Dan Smith, ACWA's director of regulatory affairs. "We do not believe there is justification to reject and ignore the need to assure that water agencies at all times are able to consistently provide adequate supplies of good quality water."