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@Jim "As a DC Water customer, I just can’t see the justification for expecting neighboring jurisdictions to pay for sewer upgrades on the basis that “they benefit the region.”

DC WASA may may sound like it's just Washington, but this regional authority services large parts of surrounding jurisdictions in addition to DC. Arlington may be issuing bonds for their system, but they don't have to worry about all their residents needs since a good porion of them are serviced by DC WASA. I guess this harkens back to the days when they these suburbs were just small towns (if that) and the federal goverment which then ran all this kind of stuff just expanded beyond the boudaries of DC to provide water and sewer services to those communities which weren't then able to handle it on their own. So since it's not only DC residents who benefit from the rework, it makes complete sense to me that Virginia and Maryland should help shoulder the costs of the rework in the same proportion as they are benefiting from the rework.

by Lance on Jun 5, 2012 12:00 pm • link • report

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