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water rate

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noun

  1. a charge made for the public supply of water

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Weeks into the pandemic, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan reluctantly suspended the controversial water shutoffs and offered a temporary discounted water rate.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2021

As a candidate, his campaign published fliers stating that “Billy McKinney will hold the line on taxes and fees …” Months later, McKinney voted “aye” on a $1.60 per thousand water rate increase.

From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2020

Water ratepayers in Washington and Kane counties will start repaying Utah in regular assessments upon completion, through water rate hikes, plus an $8,000 construction fee on every new home, and property tax revenue.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2017

In the past 10 years, the water rate in the city has doubled.

From The Guardian • Jul. 20, 2017

The rate for house drainage is fixed at 80% of the minimum water rate levied on the consumer.

From ASCE 1193: The Water-Works and Sewerage of Monterrey, N. L., Mexico The 4th article from the June, 1911, Volume LXXII, Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Paper No. 1193, Feb. 1, 1911. by Conway, George Robert Graham

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