It seems the water and sewage system is 100% funded by water and sewage rates[1], whereas MTA's budget of course comes from entirely different sources (toll rev

It seems the water and sewage system is 100% funded by water and sewage rates[1], whereas MTA's budget of course comes from entirely different sources (toll revenue, sales tax, petroleum business tax, NYC real estate transfer taxes, and payroll tax)[2]. The annual transit budget is immense compared to even the total cost of NYC Water Tunnel 3. 1. http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwaterboard/html/home/home.shtml http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwaterboard/html/home/home.shtml 2. http://www.tstc.org/101/mta.php http://www.tstc.org/101/mta.php