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list of cities with unmetered water connections  The latest
drought related problem is with cities that do not have meters
on residential and business water connections. Sacramento tops
the list of California cities that fail to measure with meters.
With no way to measure water consumption, households and
businesses cannot experiment with different strategies to cut
waste. There has been fierce resistance to meters in
traditionally water rich areas like Sacramento, but a March 11
Guardian news article shows how the protracted drought has
changed attitudes. Many now favor the idea of water metering.
South Yuba River at Bridgeport Edith Allen  Throughout the
state, cities and towns are ordering specific water saving
measures and are monitoring for violations. One city might place
restrictions on watering lawns. Another city might go after
businesses and homes that fail to fix water leaks. In many
areas, homes and businesses have voluntarily cut ba