water tax

Strawberry Case Study: What if Farmers Had to Pay for Water?

Coral Davenport reported in the Pajaro Valley, meeting farmers, regulators and C.E.O.s and visiting oceanfront strawberry fields. Photographs by Nathan Weyland.[GIFT…

12 months ago

California: A ‘Water Tax’ Is Looking Increasingly Likely

The Colorado River / Image via Shutterstock. This post initially appeared in the Feb. 8 Sacramento Report. The Legislature looks…

6 years ago

Why a tax on drinking water is wrong

A statewide tax on drinking water is being considered. (Getty Images) The vast majority of Californians are fortunate enough to…

7 years ago

First-ever water tax proposed to tackle unsafe drinking water in California

In this Sept. 18, 2015 photo, a man loads a truck on farmland near Fresno, Calif. U.S. officials with the…

7 years ago