§ 10001 Municipal Public Utility Definition

• •A public utility can be run by a city alone or together with its residents.
• •It includes services like water, electricity, heat, power, sewage handling, transportation, and communication.
• •The definition covers anything that helps the public’s everyday convenience.

A city runs a water system that brings clean water to every house in town.

Because the law defines a public utility as a service that supplies water (or light, heat, etc.) to the community, the city’s water system falls under this definition.