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Exactly. My father in law lives in a town that has no water metering (and usually, but not always, plenty of water). In the summer he puts his sprinklers in 2 o
by abraae 7y ago
Exactly. My father in law lives in a town that has no water metering (and usually, but not always, plenty of water).
In the summer he puts his sprinklers in 2 or 3 times a day, even when dire warnings are issued about water consumption.
Human behavior is all about the impact on the back pocket (particularly if you are a pensioner).
- bilbo0s 7y agoWhere does he live? Serious question. I'd be interested in whether or not his behavior is a function of living in an area drowning in fresh water sources? If he does not live in such an area, then I'm really interested in how the municipality is able to keep the price of water that low? That would seem to defy the rule of supply and demand in my mind.
- Spooky23 7y agoMost places in the Northeast have an abundance of water, and water rates mostly fund infrastructure. For example, NYC only began metering water usage in 1986.
- abraae 7y agoHe's not in the US, but in a town of 160K-odd people, with a very decent river running right through. Water is indeed very cheap, but the main thing is that there's no metering. Metering is seen by some as taking away their rights, and possibly leading the elderly/poor to skimp on water and thus hygiene - so there is considerable resistance to water metering. It's not a sustainable position though (because of people like him :) and metering must arrive one day.