water rates
noun[plural]
TAX,GOVERNMENTukusalocaltaxpaidinAustralia, and inBritainin the past, forrunningwaterinhousesand otherbuildings:
We still haveconcernsabout thetrendsinpublicservicescosts,particularlybusinessratesandwaterrates.
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The desalination plant was to be funded by raisingwaterratesto achieve full cost recovery.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Many landowners chose to retain their properties, continuing to pay council fees includingwaterrates and municipal charges despite their lots not being serviced.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The agreement involved the firm investing in a long-envisioned dam so they dramatically raisedwaterrates.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Prospective buyers can get details about land andwaterratesfrom the local council before purchase.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Districtwaterratesare regulated by law and can cover only the costs of water delivery and the maintenance and building of facilities.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Further, every city had its own octroi duties, customs, ferry dues, highway andwaterrates.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Officials touted the village's cheapwaterratesduring the four decades they secretly used the contaminated well.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This contract specifies details such as how taxes are levied and shared, annexation prohibitions, andwaterrates.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Upon taking control the company raisedwaterratesan average of 35% to about $20 a month.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.An online, unscientific poll showed nearly 60% of votes cast were in favor of raisingwaterratesto pay for desalination.
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