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?I. Financing <br /> We suggest that several sources of funds are appropriate for <br /> use by a county agency engaged in water and sewer development. <br /> The nix of monies should change according to the activities of the <br /> agency at any given tine, and should be varied in a manner that <br /> reflects the benefits to be derived from its actions. There are <br /> at least two categories of expenses that will serve to illustrate <br /> desirable funding arrangements: administrative costs, and capital <br /> outlays. <br /> In the case of administrative costs, primarily for staff and <br /> office space, it seems desirable that the funds come from a small <br /> user surcharge to be assessed by the water suppliers. The fee <br /> should not be large, and it should be paid equally by all users of <br /> services provided by the current systems. In the main, these are <br /> activities which would otherwise be funded by the water and sewer <br /> providers individually. <br /> Capital costs are likely to constitute the majority of the <br /> financial outlays because new water resources are expensive. <br /> These rav acs be divided between those costs associated with <br /> land acg isitian and those occasioned by the actual consuucticr <br /> of a reservoir and pipes or treatment facilities. It seems <br /> appropriate :.o us to use general max revenues for the ao.:uis4 ion <br /> of land. This process may take a considerable period of time, but <br /> it needs to begin at once. By integrating the reservoir plans <br /> with the county's goals for recreational facilities and green <br /> 29 <br />