Sacramento Officials Hope to Speed Up Water Meter Installation

Throughout most of California, people pay their water bill based on how much they use -- and usage is measured by meters. That's not so in Sacramento, where about half of residents consume all the water they want for a flat monthly rate. That's the backdrop for a plan adopted 10 years ago to install water meters throughout the city. We talk with investigative journalist Joe Rubin, who started looking into the project six months ago. He found Sacramento's plan nearly 10 times more expensive than installing meters cost in other cities, and the process to be painstakingly slow. Now, Sacramento's city manager is taking steps to speed it up and get the water meters in place.