Sentence examples for water surcharges from inspiring English sources

While gardeners scratch their heads, political leaders wrestle over issues like the appropriateness of water surcharges and the once obscure question of who owns the water that flows out of household drains and back into rivers.

This study aimed to examine public perceptions of and knowledge about urban flooding and sponge city construction, as well as the public's willingness to support sponge cities through two options, which includes (1) paying a domestic water fee surcharge and (2) buying government-issued credit securities.

He wants to charge hospitals and other nonprofits for city water, impose a congestion surcharge of $2 for parking downtown and raise fees for drunken driving.

At present, buildings that do not have meters installed or scheduled to be installed are subject to a 100percentt surcharge on water and sewage bills.

However, respondents also accepted 17% of the domestic water price as a surcharge to be used for sponge city construction.

So the district board lifted them, replacing a 33% mandatory conservation cutback with a 10% voluntary cut and eliminating a 10% drought surcharge on water rates, effective April 1.

The Birmingham (Alabama) Water Works imposed a surcharge on about 25,000 of its customers for excess water usage in June.

Surcharges on excessive water use also appear to work.

(Mr. Cheney favors adding a surcharge to participants' water bills).

Construction would be paid for by growers, home-owners and other users through a surcharge on their water bills.

Owners of the 38,000 residential buildings that either do not have meters or have one scheduled to be installed are now being assessed a 100percentt surcharge on their water bills, city officials said.