The Painful Art of Setting Water and Sewer Rates

Friday, April 1, 2005

Water and sewer enterprises need to cover costs of daily operations and to plan for long-term system needs. The director of UNC at Chapel Hill’s Environmental Finance Center looks at the fundamental principles behind water and sewer revenues, focusing on high-priority financial decisions that water and sewer boards face.

Citation: 
Hughes, Jeffrey A. "The Painful Art of Setting Water and Sewer Rates." Popular Government 70, no. 3 (Spring 2005): 4-14.
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