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I am a customer of a PUCO regulated water / sewer company. Why are my rates different than neighboring non-PUCO regulated systems?

April 26, 2017COMPANY customer different neighboring puco rates regulated sewer water

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I am a customer of a PUCO regulated water / sewer company. Why are my rates different than neighboring non-PUCO regulated systems?

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There are many variables (system size, age of rates, and treatment complexity to name a few) that make it nearly impossible to make an “apples to apples” rate comparison between systems, regardless of ownership type (municipal, county, private for-profit, etc.). However, PUCO regulated water & wastewater systems, unlike municipal, county, cooperatives, and regional water and/or sewer districts, are typically operated as for-profit corporations and, as such, pay income tax based upon their sales, and other financial variables.