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As incredible as it is, $100 appears to be below average monthly cost nowadays for a 4 person family[0] using 150 gallons / person / day [based on a random stud

by rixrax 7y ago

As incredible as it is, $100 appears to be below average monthly cost nowadays for a 4 person family[0] using 150 gallons / person / day [based on a random study that quick search found]. I am not sure who would use 150 gallons a day though. Even 50 gallons (~189 liters) seems a lot to me. If you factor in irrigation system, etc. then maybe you would get to these gallon volumes. [0] https://www.circleofblue.org/2018/water-management/pricing/price-of-water-2018/ https://www.circleofblue.org/2018/water-management/pricing/p...

ghaff 7y ago
My town has a floor that's about 100 gallons per day that I'm always under. My bill, with no sewer, is more than $20/month. $100/month for water seems high in that, anecdotally, electrical and oil bills are a much bigger deal for most people than water. OTOH, $100/month doesn't seem out of the realm of reasonableness either.
- kodt 7y ago
  Meanwhile I pay $630 every six months for water no matter how much or little I use. So $100 a month seems right on to me.
  - ghaff 7y ago
    I confess to being a bit surprised but, based on the comments, it certainly seems as if $100/month is within the normal range for water bills, even for light use.
JoeAltmaier 7y ago
I pay nothing (monthly). But I am rural, and have my own well and septic system. Which cost, if I remember right, $5000 decades ago when built. Which amortizes to maybe $20/month.
- ping_pong 7y ago
  Do you test your water for impurities and chemicals?
  - JoeAltmaier 7y ago
    Sure. But the water is from 111' down, and got there 10,000 years ago. So probably not an issue.
TylerE 7y ago
The big consumers are stuff like toilets (~2 gallons/flush), showers (2-3 gallons/minute), and lawn care. So you have 3 people who take a 10 minute shower, and flush the toilet 4 times each, that's 112 gallons/day right there.
- ping_pong 7y ago
  112 gallons a day is not a lot. We have exactly this and our water bill is $25/month in the SF Bay Area. Our SERVICE CHARGE just to have water is about $30/month whether we use water or not. Lawn care is the most expensive part, that can be hundreds of dollars a month, depending on how much water you use. When I lived in Vancouver, BC, our house had a flat water rate of $40/month. My parents would use water until the cows came home, would leave the faucet running while walking around the house, etc. When they came to visit here, I made sure they broke themselves of that habit very very quickly.

by rixrax 7y ago

ghaff 7y ago

My town has a floor that's about 100 gallons per day that I'm always under. My bill, with no sewer, is more than $20/month. $100/month for water seems high in that, anecdotally, electrical and oil bills are a much bigger deal for most people than water. OTOH, $100/month doesn't seem out of the realm of reasonableness either.

kodt 7y ago
Meanwhile I pay $630 every six months for water no matter how much or little I use. So $100 a month seems right on to me.
- ghaff 7y ago
  I confess to being a bit surprised but, based on the comments, it certainly seems as if $100/month is within the normal range for water bills, even for light use.

JoeAltmaier 7y ago

I pay nothing (monthly). But I am rural, and have my own well and septic system. Which cost, if I remember right, $5000 decades ago when built. Which amortizes to maybe $20/month.

ping_pong 7y ago
Do you test your water for impurities and chemicals?
- JoeAltmaier 7y ago
  Sure. But the water is from 111' down, and got there 10,000 years ago. So probably not an issue.

TylerE 7y ago

The big consumers are stuff like toilets (~2 gallons/flush), showers (2-3 gallons/minute), and lawn care. So you have 3 people who take a 10 minute shower, and flush the toilet 4 times each, that's 112 gallons/day right there.

ping_pong 7y ago
112 gallons a day is not a lot. We have exactly this and our water bill is $25/month in the SF Bay Area. Our SERVICE CHARGE just to have water is about $30/month whether we use water or not. Lawn care is the most expensive part, that can be hundreds of dollars a month, depending on how much water you use. When I lived in Vancouver, BC, our house had a flat water rate of $40/month. My parents would use water until the cows came home, would leave the faucet running while walking around the house, etc. When they came to visit here, I made sure they broke themselves of that habit very very quickly.