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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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Water,electricity and gas are UTILITIES. They are set up as MONOPOLIES. They are guaranteed to make a profit.
It becomes interesting, and we mostly do not object or are even aware but, they are actually better off spending MORE as if they spend an extra million they are guaranteed a return on that expense-needed or not.