Water - what do you pay for your local/municipal monthly supply?

[MoseyWalker]

I most recently paid just under $40 for a months worth of water, and admit, I use almost none. I don't water the yard, I don't have any backyard fountains.

I expect to pay a lot more in the near future, but was wondering what others pay for their water supply.

Thanks for answering.

[kohodog]

1. Nothing

We have a well.

[HereSince1628]

16. No electric pump? No mineral treatment?

My well water is free, but getting it out the ground to use isn't.

[kohodog]

34. There are costs, obviously

But per gallon they are minimal. Our filter system was just checked this week after five years. $172/60= $2.86 per month. I don't think our pump uses that much electricity.

But it's not so great when we lose power!

[cali]

18. Mine is. No pump and it's town water

gravity fed. And yes, I have plenty of water pressure.

[HereSince1628]

36. If you drink water as lunch, you could be the exception that breaks the

rule. :)

Cool that you get free water.

[cali]

39. Not only that

but it's the best water you could ever hope to drink, and it's ice cold out of the tap!

[H2O Man]

37. About the same here.

Excluding the cost of electricity, and pipes, it's free here. Two wells, eight springs, and a creek.

[SteppingRazor]

2. About the same...

and I also don't water the yard or have any backyard fountains

[catmandu57]

3. We average 55.00

a month, it'd be less when I get the leaky tub fixed.

[MoseyWalker]

7. that's not bad

and I forgot to mention that I leave the dog's water dripping a little in the hope that mosquitos don't try to fornicate there and leave their babies in his water bowl.

[conflictgirl]

4. Ours is about $60 a month

And we don't water the lawn or have backyard fountains. We also have water-efficient appliances.

[Pharaoh]

5. they put in a new sewage system

about 8 years ago for a town of 700(but growing) and since then pay about 45$ for sewage& water, I am very frugal with water use and I live alone.

[pitohui]

6. more like $50

i don't have fountains (who has fountains?) nor do i water the lawn, that would only encourage it

however there are other services bundled in, such as trash hauling and sewer, we're even billed for recycling altho the recycling truck hasn't picked up in years so that part of the bill is a scam

i wouldn't expect to pay much more for WATER in future, as our aquifier is predicted to last long after the rest of the usa has been converted into the sahara, we have one of the few well supplied aquifers remaining apparently

so ask me again why do "those people" live in louisiana, at least we got water! i expect to have the last laugh on all of the hateful midwesterners who printed accusations all over the internet abt not wanting to help us after katrina -- their oglala aquifer is apparently only a matter of time

[bemildred]

8. $20-40, depends on the time of year.

I garden, so I use some.

[HereSince1628]

9. In Milwaukee suburb it's not the water that is expensive, its the fees

for treatment and special levy for the "deep tunnels" for dealing with rain/melt events. For just 2 adults our bill is often near $50 a month.

[hamerfan]

11. $35/month

for two adults, 2/3 of which is the sewer charge and the balance water and taxes/fees. We don't water the yard either.

[napi21]

10. $12.00 for the water, and the btds add another $5.00 for what they

call an "account service fee"!!!!!!

I don't mind the $12.00, but I swear at that damn fee EVERY MONTH!!!!!

[greguganus]

12. We have a well...just have to pay for the electricity to pump it out n/t

....

[MoseyWalker]

23. any idea what that costs?

I'm sure it's neglegible, but was wondering

[POAS]

13. 40 is about what I pay BUT

here is the breakdown

3000 gallons

Water 11.10
Sewer 11.22
Garbage/recycling 11.92
Storm Water (???) 5.00

I'm in NE Ohio

[MoseyWalker]

19. What the hell is a storm water fee?

someone must know

[China_cat]

20. That's the same as our yearly tax

for being rained on.

[POAS]

22. Beats me, it just showed up about 2 months ago.

[nam78_two]

14. Nothing...nt

[sweetheart]

15. bundled in to council tax

water is paid for by the local council, and an annual tax on each household based on number
of humans living there. In that sense, it is presumed a 'human' takes x amount of water,
and the payment is by number of humans.

[Blue_In_AK]

17. Ours is about $100 a month now

but we have a duplex and they charge us for both sides, so I guess it would be $50 for this household.

[Emit]

21. About $72 a month now

and that's not metered; it's a flat rate. If we went to a meter, which we might be forced to do, a larger family like ours will likely pay a bit more -- We have five people total. We conserve water, living in NV, and we only water twice a week. I never use water to wash off sidewalks, etc. unless it really needs a spraying due to a spill or something. I can't stand it when I see people regularly watering their sidewalks here!

[madokie]

24. ours is in the upper $20.00 to lower $30.00 a month range

[demosincebirth]

25. About 40 a month in the summer..

In the summer I water front and back lawn every day with automatic sprinklers. Water is very reasonable here in Fremont CA. (Bay Area)

[mtnester]

26. Far FAR less than I do for gasoline

around 53 a month, and that includes sewer debt of around 17 bucks

When we move to our new location, it will be Zero (well an aeration)

[LostinVA]

27. They just DOUBLED ours from $32 to $65 a month

[Sapere aude]

28. I have a well, it pumps up to a 5000 gal water tank then into a water

softener, a booster pump and then a reverse osmosis filter. I pay for the electricity to run the well about half a day a month and to run the other equipment daily. Not too much in cost. The well cost $12,000 to put in and is part of the land payment so it is all relative.

[sandnsea]

29. going up to $50

And like you, we don't water our grass or anything. What's weird is that it doesn't matter how many people are in my house, or even the size of the house. My daughter paid the same amount in her apartment as I do with 4 people living in a 4 br house. It's supposed to be metered, we can't figure it out. Sure is damned expensive though.

[Crabby Appleton]

30. $22 average / month

The fee includes trash pickup, I take a shower every day and clothes washing machine, use cheap bottled water for drinking.

[brook]

31. about 35 a mo.

when I'm here alone. A week-long houseguest runs it up to 50ish -includes sewer.

I use bottled water for coffee, etc. and have no lawn...garbage service is separate. The rate will double when they get the treatment plant upgrades in place. We have a history of water shortages and for years there was a moratorium on building unless you could 'buy' someone's old water permit.

[novalib]

32. $40. Per Month. BUT

I pay about $40. per month. But that includes the fee my county charges me for sewer usage and for trash and recyclable pickup.

I also spend about $30. per month for bottled water. (And I ALWAYS recycle the plastic bottles!!)

[Scout]

33. we pay water and sewer fees together....

for 5000 gallons water was $25.35 and sewer was $39.50 for a total of $64.85.

This is in Scio Township, Michigan. (Around Ann Arbor.)

[3waygeek]

35. I pay about $20 per month

for water & sewer combined (Gwinnett County GA).

[XanaDUer]

38. $25.00/month

Same price, included in rent.

[MercutioATC]

40. About $9/month. Sewer is combined with garbage and is another $10/month.

My quarterly water bill is about $26 (and can vary with use).

My quarterly sewer/garbage pickup bill is a static $30.

[progressivebydesign]

41. Varies from 33 to 46 monthly.

We have a good sized house, yards that are watered (properly) and are quite judicious with our water, electricity, etc.

An auto parts store in town drives me crazy.. whenever it's over 77 degrees, they put a lawn sprinkler on their roof and run it all day.. rather than get some freakin' a/c in there. They've done this for the three years I've been here, and no doubt years and years before that. Can you imagine that no one has mentioned to them that they're wasting water?