California Water Rate Trends

California is a microcosm of policy experiments in the United States and represents a first adopter in policy trends in the case of water rates. This analysis can represent a potential future for the rest of the country as climate change makes water a more scarce resource despite being based on information that is specific to California. The methods used on California survey data are also universal and can be applied to other regions to capture regional or countrywide trends in water prices and water rate structures. California encompasses a diversity f climates experienced by much of the country with climates ranging from coastal to mountainous to desert.