city utilities
Public service systems
City utilities are the essential services—water, electricity, gas, sewage, sometimes garbage collection—provided to residents and businesses within a municipality.
The term often appears in contexts of billing or infrastructure: The city utilities department sent a shutoff notice.
City utilities may be publicly owned or operated by regulated private companies.
- potable waterLiquid safe for consumption
- water mainPrincipal urban pipe
- bus routesFixed public transport paths
- public transitShared community vehicle system
- streetlightsRoadside night illumination
electricity grid · power grid · sewage treatment · smart meters · meter reader · subway systems · water purification · fire hydrants · cellular towers · manhole cover · gas line · recycling programs · traffic signals · street sweeper · garbage truck · broadband internet · parking garages · pedestrian walkways
- municipal servicesmunicipal services, municipal workers, waste collection, street lighting, public transit
- city governmentmayor's office, public servants, municipal employees, mayors, public works
city utilitiesself-sufficiency
Independence from outside aid
well water · septic systems · solar panels · rainwater collection · generators
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