my neighbors is about $80.00 I feel like they gouge us. I have to really watch the water useage. So my question is could you all tell me how much you pay and how often and where you live. Thank you.
2006-09-29 15:14:08 · 8 answers · asked by jennifer e 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
A water company has fixed expenses and a load of new government regulations it must meet. It needs to have enough chemicals, enough equipment, enough certified operators, and enough water to start with. Then it needs to keep track of so many things that it needs automation to count up the chemicals, the measured values, the tested pollutants, the water usage, the water bills, and the filed reports. All those overhead expenses are divided up among the water subscribers. The smaller the town the more each one has to pay to cover their share. If you lived in a big city you would pay less of those fixed costs but it your little town you are stuck. The sad part is that the water company has no choice. Not doing all that paperwork and having all those measurements is illegal and would cause them to be shutdown.
2006-09-29 15:21:59 · answer #1 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OH I CAN TELL YOU YOU ARE NOT ALONE! I live in a small town in Palmdale CA. they have their own water company because they have their own well system and do not have to use the California Aquaduct. We pay seperately for everything and they can charge you whatever they want to and they do! I have a small house on a fixed income they have no assistance programs for disabled people and my bills are very high even with conservation. An average bill each month is around $75 and if you are late a $5 fee is added if they put a door tag reminder on your door they charge you an additional $15 so you aren't alone. I have tried to contact some Govt. agent. about regulations and they state that they are a private company and are under different laws and can charge what they want. So I hope you feel a little better knowing your not alone!
2006-09-29 22:38:31 · answer #2 · answered by LILEGYPTIANGIRL1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello; I live in Houlton, Maine and our water company bills us every quarter-three months. Our water bill for the three months is usually around 80 dollars.
2006-09-29 22:17:47 · answer #3 · answered by kckd2003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i live in southern ireland and there are no water bills here at all, ever. and yes the water is clean lol. when i lived in the UK though our water rates were about £10 month which is about 16 dollars i think.
2006-09-29 22:24:38 · answer #4 · answered by arcane 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we pay about 80 dollars for two months. Still sounds like you are getting an OK deal. Some areas I think are much higher.
2006-09-29 22:23:57 · answer #5 · answered by CB 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in Southwest Virginia and we are billed once a month and it usually runs about $23.00 that is trash pickup included.
2006-09-29 22:24:41 · answer #6 · answered by linda s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have my own well and septic tank between installation and maintenance cost plus electricity to run the pump your costs are not that bad
2006-09-29 22:27:14 · answer #7 · answered by norsmen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all I can tell you is here in ks in my small town...my bill runs about $45 a month...but that includes trash pickup and sewage
2006-09-29 22:19:22 · answer #8 · answered by Kenneth S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋