It doesn't pay to conserve

[strongenough78]

Excuses

That's just an excuse to replace the money that they foolishly spent on God know what since politicians, governers, mayors....well you see what I'm getting at, don't know how to budget right and spend money on stupid (pardon my french) SHIT and now that they've got their ass in a sling. They'll use anything and EVERYTHING they can, to squeeze more money out of you since they don't know how to manage it. GOD I'm hating this crap more and more everyday.

 

[vintagesearch]

what about us working folks paying the higher bills for water because other imbeciles feel they dont need to pay there water bill so everyone else foots it! i swear they should start charging those damn apartment dwellers that dont give a damn i swear numerous times ive argued with family and friends that live in apartments and i mean across all income levels and they let the water run like it doesnt matter no consciousness as to a leaky faucet maybe wash a medium or full load of clothes not just a shirt and pair of pants! and eventually shut the water off when your washing dishes if your done the water doesnt have to keep running wtf??? in puerto rico EVERYONE pays a water bill even if there in the poverty line and most people tend to conserve water there im sure other countries and places do that they should implement it more!!!

 

[qsd-dan]

GOD I'm hating this crap more and more everyday.

Yeah me too!

With the money that California brings in (and brought in during the 90's), our legislation should be wiping otheir asses with $20 bills. But no, we're broke and driving on the same shitty 30+ year old roads.

One my colleges at work and I were discussing the roads in Ca. He says he still hits the same damn pot holes coming to work on I 680 that he did back in 1977 when he started driving. RIDICULOUS!!!

I have to visit RCD in Reno to find a smoothly paved road, lol.

 

[alr2903]

Sudsman, i like the fee for the animal shelter. On our water bill we contribute to mosquitoe control, and PLAYGROUNDS, As Hillary say's " It takes a village".

 

[sudsmaster]

California roads

Here in California, although we're known for our cars and freeways, most of our roads are done on the cheap. Because most areas don't freeze in the winter, the road gods decreed that the roadway need not be as deep and robust as they might be in the Midwest or New England.

The problem is that car and truck traffic has gotten heavier and heavier, and the thin road surfaces just can't take all the SUV's and bottled water trucks pounding it day in and day out. The freeways are built to better standards, but even they are prone to premature failure. And the locals streets are a joke. My own block was repaved about 10 years ago. They came along and told every one to get their cars off the street. They ripped out the old pavement, and graded the dirt underneath nice and smooth. Then they went away for a month so everyone could drive on the dirt and make it uneven again. When the road workers returned, did they regrade the dirt? No. They just put down a thin layer of gravel and then the tar. It's a joke. What should have been a smooth, flat road, is an undulating mediocre thing that will sprout more potholes prematurely. On top of all that, a year later I called the water company to complain about the low pressure (when my neighbor has his lawn sprinklers on, my water pressure and flow drops). The water company guy said, "Oh, when they repave the road, we're supposed to put in a bigger water main on this street". When I informed him that the road was just repaved, he looked shocked and said it was supposed to be coordinated.

Still haven't seen that new water main... and meanwhile various homeowners are building additions on their property, more baths, more demand for water, etc.

Your taxes (and water bills) at work!

 

[whitekingd]

Here in Western Washington,

They raise our electric rates if there is too little water. They raise our electric rates if there is too much water. I don't think we can win!

 

[sudsman]

air 2903

it is a GOOD thing .What is bad is they DONT use it for that. AT least not so far. Not a penny has been spent to fix up or help the 50+ year old shelters. They say that the money goes for the animal control division that picks up dead amimals. JUst some more city /gov bs.. that is all it is. Next year all the fees go to 20.00 just double.. and the water rates double too. As Jan 1

 

[seamusuk]

Assessed tariffs...

Hey Guys

I pay an assessed tariff based on the number of occupants as my flat is technically impossible to meter- it was converted over 40 years ago and has shared supply pipes etc.

The supply is just over £100 per year- I pay this to Folkestone and Dover water services.

Sewerage is about £155 yearly to Southern water- that includes about £5 for surface water drainage.

The traditional way over here is to pay based on the rateable value of the property but that only applies for property built/converted before 1991, anything newer is metered. Also if you move our local company has the power to install a meter or change you to an assessed tariff - you have no choice in the matter.

Seamus

 

[jamiel]

We pay roughly $110/3 months for water/sewer. Detroit Water and Sewerage, billed by our city. Interesting, DW&S provides most of the water for SE Michigan. They have different rates for the city of Detroit (they have problems with unpaid bills) and each individual municipality has a different rate, generally cheaper the closer you are to the city. It's flat around here, so they don't get the benefit of gravity to flow the water.

That $110 is the minimum bill so I don't even get my moneysworth. Needless to say, I use 2 rinses in the washing machine and am not reluctant to water the lawn.

 

[sudsman]

Is around $ 100 min

most places????

 

[maytagbear]

My usual

water bill is 25.00/month, that includes water, sewer, "storm water," and curbside recycling. Some months when I hit the "extra rinse button heavily, it's 32.00.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[qsd-dan]

You guys have some cheap water bills. Mine averages $100 a month and that doesn't even include sewage. Sigh......

 

[maytagbear]

"Cheap" water bills--

that may be so, but you live in the San Francisco Bay Area!

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[maytagbear]

What I meant--

is that some of us may have cheap water, but we're out here.

L/Mb