Water bill time…who’s is lowest…highest?

[Yadkin]

Village owned service was sold to a private firm out of Floriduh. Since then our bills have basically tripled.

Base charge of $65, then $0.0234 per gallon. Typical one-month water bill is $200. :needcoffee:

[Giraffe (He/Him)]

Mine is typically $35.00/month. Most of that is car washing. :Jeff '79:

[Rodnok1]

Whatever it takes in electricity to run da pump.. So 10 bucks.

Friend pays 75 a month, lives by himself and uses very little water. It's gone up 50% in the last few years as everything else has.

[Murray]

Billed quarterly, works out to about $45/month

[Vegas]

$30-33 bucks a month, doesn't seem to change much

[Frankie the Fink]

About $40/month near Orlando - I irrigate out of the lake so I save a couple of hundred monthly. They want to run city sewer in subdividion (I'm on septic) and I've been through that drill a few times.....a penalty if you don't immediately sign up and wait instead. Then the montly sewage bill starts climbing and climbing. Current septic is about $250 every 3 years for cleanout.

[Rodnok1]

About $40/month near Orlando - I irrigate out of the lake so I save a couple of hundred monthly. They want to run city sewer in subdividion (I'm on septic) and I've been through that drill a few times.....a penalty if you don't immediately sign up and wait instead. Then the montly sewage bill starts climbing and climbing. Current septic is about $250 every 3 years for cleanout.

They annexed the last place I lived so I moved. Sewer started out at 3k for each property, not bad considering age of house and cost of new septic. It quickly doubled and tripled. These weren't baller houses.
The city owned utility said homeowners pay 100% of we don't put it in the bastards, they make millions in profits every year(ten of millions more likely). That was almost 20 years ago and thwy still haven't put sewers in everywhere, cost is capped(or was) at 7500 IIRC.
Here's ths kicker... If your septic went out and were slated for sewers they condemned your property so nobody could live there nor could you have new septic put in. Mind you it was 10 years plus for people. I knew a guy who had a rental in that area and septic needed replaced. He paid on house for almost 3 more years then let bank have it. Lost his ass.

[MikeB]

Got the bill yesterday, $54.17 for the month.
Little higher in spring (20% ?) when I re-fill the pool.

[LATB]

Ours is ridiculously high here in Mayberry, $150+ monthly for about 7,000 gallons.

New place we are building in the country will be 1/3rd of that. We were going to do a well but surprisingly water is available from a nearby small town and is very reasonable. Even with the tap fee and line extension costs (sharing that with neighbor) it’s a pretty good deal.

[Tikiman]

I have a deep well.

[slewfoot]

Maybe the residents need to have a conversation with the Village Idiots,

[Norm]

Have a well drawing from the Columbia aquifer around these parts.

[Big bob]

Well on it's own meter so 2 to 7 bucks without the $15 meter charge. Getting ready to put up a 1938 fully restored 12 foot Aeromotor for pond and backup. Looking to piggyback a RPS solar pump with it. I believe water is going to be the next big ball grab.:sadangel:



Now that you found your three year old leak how much will your water bill go down?:rofl:

[snide]

I pay around $45/month.

[DAB]

1 cent per gallon when I haul it, and when you add the cost of the gas into that, it’s about 2.5 cents per gallon.

But the rain water I catch is free. Using that presently, drawing the tanks down a bit, that should continue thru the end of the month.

[Steve_R]

Village owned service was sold to a private firm out of Floriduh. Since then our bills have basically tripled.

Base charge of $65, then $0.0234 per gallon. Typical one-month water bill is $200. :needcoffee:

$60/month, which includes yard watering. Apparently little Mayberry towns in NC subsidize our water. We appreciate it. :)

[bsmith]

$30 a month at the low end, $70/mo when the sprinklers are running a lot.

Wish I had thought to have a second meter put in for the sprinklers.
Paying sewer costs for that water too.

[Stevedore]

Our water averages $120-130 per qtr, so about $500/yr.

We have a septic system, which I always worry about, as it’s 35 years old. I hear replacement costs around here of $35-40K.

Most houses in the surrounding area are on the municipal sewer system, which puzzles me. I’m guessing that the sewers were run after our house & that of a nearby neighbor were built with septic systems. If (when) ours starts to have problems I plan to pursue getting connected to the town system.

[6spdC6]

Ours is ridiculously high here in Mayberry, $150+ monthly for about 7,000 gallons.

New place we are building in the country will be 1/3rd of that. We were going to do a well but surprisingly water is available from a nearby small town and is very reasonable. Even with the tap fee and line extension costs (sharing that with neighbor) it’s a pretty good deal.

Years back I lived in a house in a big suburb outside of Albany NY that also had a private well. We normally used the towns metered water supply for most things.. All was well for years and then a drought hit. The town passed all sorts of restrictions on water use. Basically no lawn watering except for a couple hours every other day, people were given different times so not everyone was on at the same time. All sorts of swimming pool restrictions, hardly any legal car washing. They had watchers out and some people got fines and their name in the papers as water wasters.

Having the private well overrode all the bullshit and of course we got turned in a few times by the local tattle tails. We were legal but the town said to put up a sign that said private well. I said were legal if you want me to put up a sign give me one. :D A couple days later they gave me one, but surprise most people cannot read. We generated a few more complaints about water wasting. The drought lasted a couple more months and then things went back to normal

Having a well with the political crap of today might be very beneficial down the road. Two sources of water might just come in handy, with the crazy weather of today, who the F knows.

[Mike Mercury]

Having a well with the political crap of today might be very beneficial down the road.

:yesnod:

we're on a well with generator backup.

[Torqaholic]

It's $10.01 per month paid quarterly.

[dvarapala]

Village owned service was sold to a private firm out of Floriduh. Since then our bills have basically tripled.

Base charge of $65, then $0.0234 per gallon. Typical one-month water bill is $200. :needcoffee:

I live in a terraformed desert where most of the water is imported from hundreds of miles away. My water bill last month was $40. I suppose if I had a leaky spa it would be higher though. :lol:

[ZipZap]

Zero-point-Zero

[Yadkin]

Now that you found your three year old leak how much will your water bill go down?:rofl:

At 15 gallons a day, about $10.50/ month. The new spa will pay for itself in about 120 years.:seasix:

[RMVette]

Normal bill is around $80 but with watering for new grass this past month it was $190. We live in county that has lower property taxes but get our water from another so the water cost us more... I call it a penalty tax. The water run off tax sucks too.

[JRD77VET]

I have a deep well.

:iagree:

[Rodnok1]

Normal bill is around $80 but with watering for new grass this past month it was $190. We live in county that has lower property taxes but get our water from another so the water cost us more... I call it a penalty tax. The water run off tax sucks too.

Water run off tax?

[BRUIZER]

Zero-point-Zero

This!
Spring and well = free water.

[RMVette]

Water run off tax?

Yes, based on the square footage of your house and driveway. Let me check the bill... news at 11...

[Yadkin]

The rates are going up again. Now over $100/ month before the first gallon, then $50/ 1000 gallons.

That's five cents per gallon. Flushing a toilet costs 8 cents. Dishwasher 20 cents; the detergent is cheaper. :(

[ZipZap]

The rates are going up again. Now over $100/ month before the first gallon, then $50/ 1000 gallons.

That's five cents per gallon. Flushing a toilet costs 8 cents. Dishwasher 20 cents; the detergent is cheaper. :(

What’s a water bill? Have not seen one since 1998.

[Rodnok1]

Friend's bill has double in 3 or 4 years. Single with no kids minimal water usage is 80 a month now. When I visit it adds 20 a week or more. :slap: Water quality sucks too.
Anybody remember when municipalities goal was to provide decent water at a low price?

[Bruze]

Village owned service was sold to a private firm out of Floriduh. Since then our bills have basically tripled.

Base charge of $65, then $0.0234 per gallon. Typical one-month water bill is $200. :needcoffee:

WTF is a "water bill"? :confused:

[Wathen1955]

I pay about $160/month here in commifornia for 3 in my household.

[MTPZ06]

Water and sewer fees....typically $135

[86RAG]

I've never gotten one, been on a well since my first house :yesnod:

[Bill]

Yes, based on the square footage of your house and driveway. Let me check the bill... news at 11...

I don't live in the city of Houston, but they have that, too. It's euphemistically called the "Rain Tax." Supposedly, the taxes collected go to flood mitigation projects.

Area churches were upset about the proposed tax, and fought it vociferously, until the city said, hey, y'all are exempt from it, and then suddenly, the churches were all in on it. They already paid zero property tax to get city services, and they got miffed when they were asked to chip in a bit to help mitigate flooding.

[Bill]

What some of you are not saying is, what about sewerage and garbage pickup? Our city includes all that on one bill.

[mrvette]

What’s a water bill? Have not seen one since 1998.

WTF is a "water bill"? :confused:

I pay about $160/month here in commifornia for 3 in my household.

Water bills are part of your electric bills.......

I pay ~65/month now....up from ~55/month a while ago.....2.5 of us...figgering on guests/relatives/etc.....

I used to have a well, but it went dry, pretty much, not worth it to get dug out again.....1/4 acre, woopie doo, water the flowers at most.....

[Jeff78]

Drilled well for the house and a point for the sprinklers.

[Bill]

I take a shower once a week, on Saturdays, to keep my water bill down. And if it rains, I just go shower off in the back yard for free.


:dance:

[LisaJohn]

$35-$45ish here.

$18.63 at our other acre.

[zeek]

15.11 + 25.43+40.54. I get two separate bills. The lower is for my automatic lawn sprinkler system which is on its own meter. The higher is my normal bill for the house which includes sewer and garbage pick up.

[Bruze]

What some of you are not saying is, what about sewerage and garbage pickup? Our city includes all that on one bill.

Septic, pumped two years ago, was $275, hadn't been done since 2005, guy said everything was fine.

I go to dumps once every 4-5 weeks. Will have one bag of garbage, $5, and two of recykes which are free.

Vegetable waste I spread on my garden or throw in woods.

[Yadkin]

Friend's bill has double in 3 or 4 years. Single with no kids minimal water usage is 80 a month now. When I visit it adds 20 a week or more. :slap: Water quality sucks too.
Anybody remember when municipalities goal was to provide decent water at a low price?

The problem we have here that it's a privately owned utility: Carolina Water. Owned by an out-of-state corporation. According to my neighbor, their profit is a fixed percentage of what their costs are. So they have every incentive to spend a much as possible: more employees than they need, new trucks every year for all of them, no incentive to fix leaks or maintain anything.

In fact our municipality, very fiscal responsible, wants to buy the system, but the corporation doesn't want to sell.

[MadInNc]

$35 winter / $45-50 summer due to pool - water. On Septic

[Bruze]

The problem we have here that it's a privately owned utility: Carolina Water. Owned by an out-of-state corporation. According to my neighbor, their profit is a fixed percentage of what their costs are. So they have every incentive to spend a much as possible: more employees than they need, new trucks every year for all of them, no incentive to fix leaks or maintain anything.

In fact our municipality, very fiscal responsible, wants to buy the system, but the corporation doesn't want to sell.

I thought you lived out in the boonies?

[GTOguy]

I thought you lived out in the boonies?

Not even close. He's near one of the biggest metropolitan areas in the northern part of the state.

[Hardluck]

$72/mt for water/sewer/garage!

[Onebadcad]

Our water utility, NSID (North Springs Improvement District) has done such a fine job of pushing pipe up our anuses, they are now in the land development game.

To me, this should be disallowed, as their focus should be public service, not other ventures which allow the windfalls to pay huge bonuses to their cadre of crooks:

https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2021/10/08/north-springs-improvement-district-buys-heron-bay.html

And for those above the curve, they used bond money to raise money for the land purchase, for which the interest will paid from the differential in unit usage rates after the increase needed to buy the land.

[86RAG]

What some of you are not saying is, what about sewerage and garbage pickup? Our city includes all that on one bill.

We don't have sewerage or trash pick up where we live. Old house used to cost me $600 to get septic pumped (5 bedroom system) and we had to buy trash bags for the dump at $1 or so per bag, depending on size. Where I am now, we just had it built last year so no idea what septic will cost to have pumped(3 bedroom system), but a dump sticker costs $5 for the year. The only thing I have to pay for at the dump is construction debris, which will only be on a rare occasion, and is based on weight.

[ZipZap]

In fact our municipality, very fiscal responsible, wants to buy the system, but the corporation doesn't want to sell.

Up until 2 years ago, it was illegal to collect rainwater in CO. The reasoning is that once the water falls from the sky, it is under the water rights laws, and pretty much every drop of water is owned by someone.

Can you imagine the folks that figured out you could sell water? They laughed their ass off.

[Onebadcad]

What some of you are not saying is, what about sewerage and garbage pickup? Our city includes all that on one bill.

I know I brag a lot about FL, mostly at a state level, and the amenities we have, BUT I will never brag about the crooks in local government.

My previous post about our water utility being in the land development game is only the tip.

Our city controls the sanitation contract, we pay yearly on our property tax bill every NOV for the next year's twelve months.
The city now has all the monies to pay the provider in-full every JAN, so they do so and get a 3.00% discount, as the contractor is paid upfront AND does not have to run a collection department.
One would think that we as the payors would get the discounts.

We are also taxed anohter 20% of our Valorem Taxes as Non-Ad Valorem taxes by the city for fire and stormwater and drainage--of course I live in a neighborhood that required the builder to install all infrastructure, including drainage, thus I am paying for those in older neighborhoods that have no drainage.

In our county the Non-Ad Valorem is the new gold mine for taxing authorities, I fully expect to see in the very near future at least three of the taxing authorities receiving their currrent monies solely through Ad Valorem to also add a Non-Ad Valorem line item--I am usually almost always never wrong!!

[MTPZ06]

I have a deep well.

Well knock it off...you're going to get us all killed.

https://www.wionews.com/science/surprised-and-concerned-scientists-find-groundwater-extracted-by-humans-has-shifted-earths-tilt-606665

[snide]

We don't have sewerage or trash pick up where we live. Old house used to cost me $600 to get septic pumped (5 bedroom system) and we had to buy trash bags for the dump at $1 or so per bag, depending on size. Where I am now, we just had it built last year so no idea what septic will cost to have pumped(3 bedroom system), but a dump sticker costs $5 for the year. The only thing I have to pay for at the dump is construction debris, which will only be on a rare occasion, and is based on weight.

How often do you get home from the dump with more stuff than what you took there? :bigears:

[snide]

$72/mt for water/sewer/garage!

How many cars can you fit in the garage? :bigears:

[PLRX]

last bill I used 12,000 gallons and paid $108

[MadInNc]

Not even close. He's near one of the biggest metropolitan areas in the northern part of the state.

Dude, quit smoking the dope…. How can a “metro” of 1 k people buy back thier own water system, yet alone get internet :issues:

Bet it even blew the budget moving/ removing the driveway rock

[kingpin]

$86 month.
Includes water, sewer, trash and recycling.

[MadInNc]

$86 month.
Includes water, sewer, trash and recycling.

Canadian to USD means cost $3Fiddy. Living like a Porter

[TheRealBadger]

Our water utility, NSID (North Springs Improvement District) has done such a fine job of pushing pipe up our anuses, they are now in the land development game.

To me, this should be disallowed, as their focus should be public service, not other ventures which allow the windfalls to pay huge bonuses to their cadre of crooks:

https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2021/10/08/north-springs-improvement-district-buys-heron-bay.html

And for those above the curve, they used bond money to raise money for the land purchase, for which the interest will paid from the differential in unit usage rates after the increase needed to buy the land.

Ah, capitalism bad. Big government control, good. Is that your position?

[Bruze]

Not even close. He's near one of the biggest metropolitan areas in the northern part of the state.

How much does Yaddy pay you to answer questions for him? :funniest:

[zeek]

I have to believe, a lot of municipalities base their water/sewer/trash on their tax base. When I lived in Gulfport, ms, my water bills were double what Im paying now. I didnt have a separate meter for my pool/sprinkler and it would easily be over 200 bucks in the summer if I watered my lawn and added water to the pool due to evaporation. Now I live in Biloxi, where we have numerous Casinos which really increases the tax base by MILLIONS of dollars so I think we all benefit from that. Hell, my electric bill in Gulfport in the summer would be close to $400 a month in the summer for smaller home (1600 sqft) compared to way less than $200 a month for my current home (2000+SqFt) in Biloxi. Two different electric companies though, so not sure how to compare the two.

Amazing how moving one city over decreased my monthly nut by over $400 a month...:D

[Yadkin]

I thought you lived out in the boonies?

Not at all. I live in a mountain resort community.

[Yadkin]

$72/mt for water/sewer/garage!

That's cheap for a garage.:D

[Yadkin]

Not even close. He's near one of the biggest metropolitan areas in the northern part of the state.

The big city of Boone is 20 minutes away.

[Yadkin]

Up until 2 years ago, it was illegal to collect rainwater in CO. The reasoning is that once the water falls from the sky, it is under the water rights laws, and pretty much every drop of water is owned by someone.

Can you imagine the folks that figured out you could sell water? They laughed their ass off.
According to Steve Lehto, you own all of the air space above your legal boundaries. Planes can fly over without trespassing, but to only if they don't disturb your quiet enjoyment. So how can someone else own your rain? The answer, I suppose, is that the right court case has not yet happened.

[Yadkin]

Dude, quit smoking the dope…. How can a “metro” of 1 k people buy back thier own water system, yet alone get internet :issues:

Bet it even blew the budget moving/ removing the driveway rock

Banner Elk is big compared to my town. We have 220 full time residents.

Our internet is by one of two companies. Skybest just installed fiber past my house last week.

[86RAG]

How often do you get home from the dump with more stuff than what you took there? :bigears:

Hey, I only did that once! :kick:

[Vette40th]

44 Water n Sewage for my City, but I have another city for water, usually 40 bucks.

[dvarapala]

I pay about $160/month here in commifornia for 3 in my household.

My water bills are in the $35 - $40 range.

[Onebadcad]

Ah, capitalism bad. Big government control, good. Is that your position?

You cling to my every post,,, thanks.

[OnPoint]

Water and sewer combined is 75/mo. Have a well that supplies the yard sprinklers, which is handy as we have a 1 acre lot.

[MY03C5Z]

I’ve filled my pool with over 10,000 gallons at a time, multiple times over the last 10 years. Total cost: $0.00. Water my lawn all the time, long showers. Well water with a vast water column.

:dance:

[Raazor]

I have a deep well.

ditto

[kingpin]

ditto

.....

:yaddy:

[Taurus]

Average pay plan is $96/mo. Without my summer bill would be up to $250/mo. for our very highly landscaped close to 1/2 acre yard. Sprinkling system runs 11 or 12 zones depending on the day. I don't care about droughts, I can afford it and my lib/tree hugger neighbor that doesn't like it can pound sand.

[Murray]

City water. About $140 for water and sewer every 3 months.

Garage is paid through property taxes :D

[MY03C5Z]

Just had to add, I love this one….

:yaddy:

[MTPZ06]

Just had to add, I love this one….

:yaddy:

:iagree:

[Yadkin]

Make me. :D

[LATB]

Make me. :D

I get the impression that if someone wanted to it would not be a difficult task.
Got 40 bux in your wallet? :funniest:

[Yadkin]

I get the impression that if someone wanted to it would not be a difficult task.
Got 40 bux in your wallet? :funniest:

Then why don't you try it big guy? :Jeff '79:

[LATB]

Then why don't you try it big guy? :Jeff '79:

:funniest:

[Bruze]

ditto

https://www.thevettebarn.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=336&pictureid=3712

[Bruze]

Make me. :D

https://www.thevettebarn.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=337&pictureid=3714

[Yadkin]

:funniest:

Puss. :Jeff '79: