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You are taking an extreme example, where they do not even mention his usage, and then extrapolating that to the entire U.S. It's entirely possible he has a lea
by nightski 6y ago
You are taking an extreme example, where they do not even mention his usage, and then extrapolating that to the entire U.S. It's entirely possible he has a leak and is spewing thousands of gallons of water into the ground or some weird thing.
We use ~3k gallons per month for normal use. In the summer months this goes up a fair bit because we water our lawn. But our overall bill is like $20/mo-$30/mo for water.
- JoeAltmaier 6y agoWow that's a lot. We use a few hundred per month, and that's mostly laundry. Our bill is $0 because we have a well. Ok, it cost $5000 (for well and septic) 30 years ago, so divide that out and its been $13/mo
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- TrowthePlow 6y agoI suspect you would be surprised how much water you use - for a family of 3, we use about 2000 per month and don't water the lawn or anything exciting - just showers, laundry, dishes, drinking, whatnot. Also, it's some amount of money a month on electricity for the pump - even if it's $10/month you are still WAY lower than most folks' bills, but still it's a cost that those on town/city water don't have to pay since it's gravity-forced into their house.
- JoeAltmaier 6y agoWhich makes me wonder - why doesn't everyone put in a well? The city is supposed to be able to do better, but apparently that doesn't mean 'cheaper'. So what does it mean?