(speaking of the US here) Property taxes have nothing to do with water/sewage/garbage/electricity. You pay separate bills to separate providers for all of tho

(speaking of the US here) Property taxes have nothing to do with water/sewage/garbage/electricity. You pay separate bills to separate providers for all of those things in a simple, fee for service arrangement. Conversely, if you live on a property that does not, or cannot receive water/sewage/trash/etc. from a provider, you still pay full property taxes.