{"data":{"id":"us-ca/puc-12809","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PUC § 12809","heading":"","body":"The rates and charges for commodities or service furnished by a district shall be fixed by the board. As far as possible utilities shall be self-supporting but the board is not required to fix a rate which in its opinion is unreasonably high, nor to cover by rates large expenditures and the interest thereon required for future needs and developments.","path":["Public Utilities Code - PUC","DIVISION 6. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT [11501. - 14403.5.]","CHAPTER 6. Powers and Functions of District [12701. - 13024.]","ARTICLE 5. Utility Works and Service [12801. - 12827.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"da0604b5faa74210e302f4f5101ab32e2914000c9ce7a678c46f1668f220cefb","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/puc-12808.5","next":"us-ca/puc-12810"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}