Expanding local government services to cover more people may lower costs per person served. Such savings could, however, be reduced substantially by other costs; among them, size of service area, transportation, and quality of service. Small-scale production technologies, such as cluster well systems for water services, could help lower costs. Savings from increasing the number of people served, although the savings may vary by service, can be achieved in fire and police protection, education, refuse collection, roads and highways, and water and sewer utilities.