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Section 6. The rates to be charged for the services furnished by the System heretofore fixed by the ordinances of the City Council, and the conditions, rights and obligations pertaining thereto, as set forth in those ordinances, are hereby ratified, confirmed and continued, including without limitation the sewer rates set forth in Ordinance No. 740, adopted and approved January 3, 1967, as amended by Ordinance No. 814, adopted and approved July 11, 1972, and Ordinance No. 844, adopted and approved April 8, 1975, and the water rates set forth in Ordinance No. 681, adopted and approved September 19, 1961, as amended by Ordinance No. 712, adopted and approved May 11, 1965, and Ordinance No. 813, adopted and approved July 27, 1972. The City covenants and agrees that the rates shall never 1%. be reduced while any of the bonds are outstanding, and, if necessary, from time to time, shall be increased to that amount which will produce net revenues (net revenues being defined as gross revenues less the expenses of operation and maintenance of the System, including all expense items properly attributable to the operation of the System under generally accepted accounting principals applicable to municipal water and sewer systems) at least sufficient to pay principal, interest, and Trustee's and Paying Agent's fees when due, on all bonds to which System revenues are pledged, to make required deposits into the Depreciation Fund, and otherwise comply with the pro- visions of ordinances authorizing bonds. Section 7. None of the facilities or services affored by the System shall be furnished without a charge being made therefor. In the event that the City or any department, agency or instrumentality thereof shall avail itself of the facilities and services afforded by the System, the reasonable value of the services or facilities so afforded shall be charged against the City or such department, agency or instrumentality and shall be paid for as the charges therefor accrue. The revenues so received shall be deemed to be revenues derived from the opera- tion of the System and shall be used and accounted for in the same