Not necessarily true. It many places like, for instance, NYC the funds are
segregated into different accounts, although the "creative" types in
governemnt keep on coming up with new ways that they can bill the Water
Board accounts for services provided by the City.
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Peace,
BobJ

"Rick Blaine" wrote in message
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"George E. Cawthon" wrote:

Do not how that would work since water is
usually/often provided by a public utility.

In many communities in the US, the water department is a city or (less
often) a
county department. Any revenue generated by this department goes into the
city
coffers, just like local taxes and police ticket revenue.