为了应对连续第二年和第三年的旱灾，东湾市政公用事业区实施了旱灾项目，客户群制定了强制性保护目标、严格的用水条例、倾斜的阻塞率结构，以及广泛的公共关系项目。在1988年和1989年的夏季，这些措施共同实现了消费量分别减少30%和27%，而在这两个时期制定的目标保护水平分别为25%和15%。文章的大部分解释了如何调整费率，以鼓励目标群体进行保护。讨论了收益中性利率的推导和利率结构的选择过程。该项目的管理成本相当高:实施和监控新费率结构的计算机系统需要40人月的劳动力。包括2个参考文献、表格和图表。

Responding to second and third consecutive drought years, East Bay Municipal Utility District implemented drought programs with mandatory conservation goals by customer group, strict ordinances on water use, an inclining-block rate structure, and an extensive public relations program. These measures collectively achieved reductions in consumption during the summers of 1988 and 1989 of 30 and 27 percent, respectively, compared with the targeted 25 and 15 percent conservation levels that had been established for these periods. The bulk of the article explains how the rates were restructured to encourage conservation among the target groups. Deriving the revenue-neutral rate and the process of selecting a rate structure are discussed. The cost of administering the program was considerable: the computer system for implementation and monitoring of the new rate structure required 40 person-months of labor. Includes 2 references, tables, figures.