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A '''municipal utility district '''is a [[special-purpose district]] or other [[jurisdiction]] that provides services (such as [[electricity]], [[natural gas]], [[sewage treatment]], [[waste collection]]/[[Waste management|management]], [[wholesale]] [[telecommunications]], [[water]]) to district residents. Local residents may vote to establish a municipal utility district, which is represented by a board of directors elected by constituents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kut.org/post/everything-you-wanted-know-about-muds-were-too-afraid-ask|title=Everything You Wanted To Know About MUDs But Were Too Afraid To Ask|first=Audrey|last=McGlinchy|date=22 February 2016 |publisher=[[KUT]] News|access-date=5 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jbgoodwin.com/buying/municipal-utility-districts/|title=What You Need To Know About Municipal Utility Districts (MUDs) |publisher= JB Goodwin|website=www.jbgoodwin.com|access-date=5 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="businessdictionary.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/municipal-utility-district-MUD.html|title=What is municipal utility district (MUD)? definition and meaning|website=BusinessDictionary.com|access-date=5 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thelawdictionary.org/municipal-utility-district-mud/|title=What is MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT (MUD)? definition of MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT (MUD) |work=Black's Law Dictionary |date=19 October 2012|access-date=5 July 2018}}</ref> As governmental bodies, they are usually nonprofit.