The California Association of Mutual Water Companies on Friday called on State Sen. Sasha Renée Pérez to strike provisions it says threaten privacy and safety from her bill imposing new transparency and notice requirements on mutual water companies that raise rates, the same day the senator held an Altadena news conference promoting the legislation as a safeguard for Eaton Fire survivors facing rising water costs.
The association’s statement, issued hours after Pérez’s morning news conference, framed a dispute that has tracked the measure through the Legislature.
The statement said the association has asked Pérez to strike provisions it characterized as creating “a dangerous, legal pathway to doxxing.”
It pointed to two: a requirement that companies release “private customer data” — which the association said includes home addresses, water usage and payment history — to “almost anyone who asks”; and a requirement for county-wide radio and newspaper advertising that it said explicitly names the volunteer directors who schedule rate hearings and exposes their home addresses to potential harassment.
The statement also framed the provisions as a safety risk.
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