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What Is A Surface Water <br />Management Utility <br />• A utility is a methods of financing water <br />quantity and quality improvements <br />consistent with the City's Surface Water <br />Mangement Plan <br />• Similar to sanitary sewer and water <br />utilities, fees are based on contribution <br />rather than property values - "User fee - <br />based" <br />• Fees are related to the amount of rainfall <br />that drains away or runs off land <br />• A utility provides a continuous source of <br />revenue for surface water management <br />without competing with the general fund <br />• Eliminates the "budget busters" with an <br />approach to management in that projects <br />and funding is anticipated and planned <br />rather than reacting to an emergency <br />situation that can "bust the budget" and <br />have a roller cost effect on property taxes. <br />