Utility Manual: Ideas and Alternatives for Addressing Water and Sewer Fund Issues (1989)

A major premise of an enterprise fund is that user rates should be sufficient to support the operation of that particular service. Enterprise revenues, costs and services should be balanced so that the fund remains in sound financial condition. This statement is paramount in understanding how a utility should be operated.

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