Plan to retire soon & I need to cut back on expences. We have a full acre, landscaped east of San Diego Calif. No grass, mostly trees & shrubs. Water bill is over $200.00 a month. I have to lower my bill in at least half. Suggestions please?
2006-07-11 03:02:22 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
I assume you read the answer to your above question?? Therefore I will not need to repeat it again here?
I can you how to cut that bill in more then half without giving up a single plant.
Surf to the LIBRARY OF CONGRESS & look under my name for some articals I wrote about micro irrigation.
2006-07-11 10:48:13 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 11⤊ 0⤋
It's good you don't have grass. Figure out which trees you absolutely must have and which you could let go of and replace. Stop watering the optional ones and see what happens. Some may live, and others will die. When they die, replace them with trees, shrubs and cacti which require little or no watering.
In the meantime, see what you can do around the house to decrease your water usage. Make sure your toilets are water-savers and that your shower head is low flow. Fix and drips you can find. If you think your usage is out of line with what appears on the bill, you can even ask for a water audit.
2006-07-11 05:33:04 · answer #2 · answered by Erika M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you answered your own question....if 2/3's of your bill if for landscape irrigation.....stop. You say you have no grass. Trees and shrubs will be there water from the roots which can run way underground. Only water them once in a while when they start looking unhealthly like when there has not been some rain in a long period of time.
2006-07-11 03:08:34 · answer #3 · answered by thematrixhazu36 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go talk to the water municipal place and be very adamant about the fact that something is wrong! Show them proof that there is no leek, and have them SHOW you that there is nothing wrong with the meter.... and start reading it yourself and photographing what it says. I had this problem with my power company and for months and months they kept saying "There's nothing we can do about it sorry!" when my bill was over $200 for a one bedroom house! It was absolutely ridiculous, and finally, I went up there one day and I forced a technician to come to my house with me and look at my meter thing for the power, and it was a completely different number from what someone had some up with for my bill. Sometimes this happens because they will estimate your bill when they are busy or backed up with something else. They'll look at your previous bills, or bill from the same month the year before, and they will just guess what it should be. They won't readily admit this to you though, so you have to put your foot down and make them listen to you, talk to someone higher up than just the lady at the front desk. Also, you may not want to trust what just one plumber said, and yes it is spelled p-l-u-m-b-e-r. Sometimes they are a little lax and lazy about actually looking for something like that. I mean... think about it, a leak is probably a tedious thing to find. Search for a more notable, trustworthy plumber.
2016-03-27 01:00:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some municipalities charge for sewer service according to your water usage. If your water provider will allow it, you can have an irrigation meter installed so that you don't get charged for sewer for the water that is used for irrigation. Another thing that you may want to look into is getting a separate well and pump for irrigation. It may pay for itself in just a few months.
2006-07-11 03:08:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yikes! Mine is only $45.00 for 3 months in NJ. Is there a problem with the meter there? Can a well be dug for the watering of the shrubs? I imagine you don't get much rain but maybe a rain barrel could collect some?
2006-07-11 03:07:38 · answer #6 · answered by Maria b 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In our town you can ask the water company to install a seperate faucet for outdoor watering. They will then not charge you for sewage charge on that water. Might want to try a drip hose it doesn't use as much water and works better.
2006-07-11 04:32:48 · answer #7 · answered by tensnut90_99 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Irrigate every other day instead of everyday. Or half as long each day.
2006-07-11 03:08:20 · answer #8 · answered by waterfowlwidowmaker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try here...good luck!
http://www.sandiego.gov/water/
2006-07-11 03:06:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
lower your water usage would be the simplest thing to do.
2006-07-11 03:05:37 · answer #10 · answered by jh_smith_jr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋