Like these penalties, existing effluent charge systems in other countries involve fees on discharges in excess of fixed effluent standards.

像这些惩罚一样，其他国家现行的污水排放收费制度也涉及到超过特定污水标准收费问题。

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With small customer bases over which to spread their fixed costs, they tend to charge higher fees per dollar invested.

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