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Badger Meter (NYSE:BMI) reported fourth-quarter results on Wednesday that failed to meet Wall Street’s expectations, marking a rare stumbling block in what was otherwise a record-breaking year for the water-technology specialist.

California Water Service (NYSE:CWT) will implement a 3% interim rate increase across most of its districts starting Jan. 1, after state regulators authorized the temporary measure to bridge a delay in the utility’s broader triennial rate review.