In reply to Adam Miller.

This is my last attempt... really

"It simply does not follow. The only way you can make that assertion based on the data you’re using is if you assume that SLP and Minneapolis are otherwise comparable. They aren’t, for all the reasons that have been mentioned."

Well if comparisons are impossible then your constant claims that density delivers superior efficiency can never have any legitimate basis.

As for water sales, they're irrelevant because the cost of selling the water is offset by the revenue. You don't seem to get that. Even if MPLS didn't sell water to anyone else it's water department would still be larger and more expensive than SLP. That doesn't make MPLS water bad, it's simply a reflection of the scale.