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05-26-2017, 04:46 PM
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Sage
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Join Date: May 2013
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Putt4Dough
saw this in the online news
The approved rate structures for the Village Center Service Area, Little Sumter Service Area, the North Sumter County Utility Dependent District, Sumter Water Conservation Authority, and Fenney Water Conservation Authority include an Environmental Protection Rate Surcharge in the event a water shortage is declared by SWFWMD. In accordance with the rate structure, a 10 percent surcharge will be added to water usage beginning June 5 as a result of SWFWMD’s declaration of a Phase III Water Shortage.
I can imagine this conversation taking place.
Beancounter 1 "if we institute watering restrictions, revenues will go down by 10%"
Beancounter 2. "No problem, we will institute a 10% surcharge, call it something like Environmental Protection, yeah, that's the ticket!"
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Is that the only penalty???...........10% Surcharge??
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