> apparently they are providing 45% of the towns tax revenue with their water purchases "Revenue for the water sales to rural residents totaled $43,000 per yea

> apparently they are providing 45% of the towns tax revenue with their water purchases "Revenue for the water sales to rural residents totaled $43,000 per year, about 15% of total revenue." This means that 'total revenue' is about $287k. I would guess that's the revenue of the water system, not the town's entire tax base. Still a significant figure, but not 45% of the town's tax revenue.