If the railways are deemed not responsible for the costs of their drainage, those costs are going to be shifted onto farmers and municipalities. We know that farmers are already facing exorbitant costs from some of the other challenges. Municipalities are having their own set of challenges with affording some of these costs and passing them on to taxpayers. Ultimately, taxpayers across municipalities are going to be responsible for a bigger portion of the cost.
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