An Authority is an independent agency created by a governmental body to carry out a certain enterprise function.

There is no tax money involved in the operation of an authority. All income is derived by billing the people who use the services. As a result, anyone not using the service does not pay toward it. This is known as "user pays."

By the same token, this is why tax money can not be used to help offset the cost of sewer installation as some people have suggested.

When the cost of a project is determined, the Authority borrows the money by floating a bond issue and then pays off the bonds through the fees charged to the customers for installation and use.

And here is the good news. An Authority charges the customers only what it costs to operate the service. It is a non-profit agency carrying out an enterprise function thereby giving its customers the best service at the lowest cost. 

The Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority was created by the County Commissioners in 1962 under the Pennsylvania Municipal Authorities Act to assist local municipalities with the installation of water and sewer service in the State of Pennsylvania.