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I believe they were paying for the water

• nyeah 1y ago
  10 cents a gallon, it says, and they haul it themselves.
• jasonlotito 1y ago
  Yes, they were buying water that the municipality could sell. And they got that water. The article suggests that the municipality is rationing its residents' water, so they don't have excess water to sell to outsiders. Basically, the idea that I'm required to sell something is silly. No one said any contracts were broken. People got what they paid for.
  • sliken 1y ago
    Right, but the system needed maintenance, and people would still need to ration water and not water their lawns, even if the water they sell to outsiders (less than 1%) stopped.
  • bluGill 1y ago
    It is silly on the towns part as they lost far more. The rural restedents were paying a lot more than the locals.