Water department and sewer rental fund self sustaining
Elyria's water department and sewer rental fund operate on user fees and charges with no reliance on property taxes. In 1967 the water fund received 966,073 dollars plus a 296,755 starting balance, while expenditures reached 1,126,762, leaving a 1968 start balance of 136,066. The sewer rental fund posted 517,829 dollars in 1967 with a 4,958 starting balance and 523,787 working capital, while beginning 1968 with 35,939.