Comments on: Why Our Water Bill Is $9 a Month, And Why Yours Isn’t

By: mbhunter

mbhunter — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 05:32:41 +0000

In our county, the water bill is more of a tax than payment for services rendered. Only if we use more than 4,000 gallons in a month do we get charged more.

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 01:46:03 +0000

Dong, we also previously lived in apartments and didn’t pay a water bill until our previous apartment. We did, however, pay a gas bill, so using lots of hot water would have taxed us that way.

By: dong

dong — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:58:48 +0000

I’m generally very aware of utilities, but because I’ve only lived in Apartmens/Condos, i’ve never paid water bill in my life. I’m curious how I would react - My guilty pleasure are long showers….

By: PiggyBank Raider

PiggyBank Raider — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:57:49 +0000

Around here, most of us have wells. That means no water bill… although, of course, we have the expense of drilling a well (if we build our own home). Interestingly, however, having or not having a well does not seem to affect the price of a home on the market. I suppose most people do not see the long-term financial benefit of well water. It’s important to note, too, that most wells in this area produce water that’s superior in quality to our local city water.

By: plonkee

plonkee — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:21:08 +0000

Interestingly most people in the UK don’t have water meters, they pay for their water based solely on the value of their house in 1990-1 (year of valuation for various historical reasons). Funnily enough, there’s little incentive to not use up water, although you can get a meter fitted for free if you’d like.