2007-12-15 03:56:19 · 5 answers · asked by shaw 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Most areas only read the water going into the house. What goes in ends up going down the drain. If you wash your car or water the garden a lot you can have a second meter installed for the garden hose. They read both meters and subtract the hose portion from the total usage.
2007-12-15 20:35:56 · answer #1 · answered by winterrules 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are paying sewage charges, the amount of waste water is estimated from water usage. In Ohio, I worked for a large Water Department and the sewage charge was 1-1/2 times the water usage. Costs more to clean the discharge water than to make water drinkable. We also had "winter averaging" which subtracted the quarterly amount of water used in the winter from water usage in the summer. This way, you could water your lawn, wash the car and fill the swimming pool without paying a sewer usage charge.
2007-12-15 12:10:55 · answer #2 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First off, I hope you are not consuming any waste water.
The Water Department in most major cities can read water consumption from a radio transceiver found on the outside of your house. A technician comes around with a device that can receive the signal and transmit it to their system.
2007-12-15 12:02:27 · answer #3 · answered by Judge and Jury 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Waste water is usually estimated in some way, such as by the water bill or type of property.
If you have a septic tank or soakaway you won't be paying it.
2007-12-15 12:01:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
our luck they probably take the water usage and use the same number as the answer to how much all of us waste.
sounds like a way for them to double charge and make even more money, to me.
2007-12-15 12:00:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋