Friday, July 24, 2009

Shouldn't Water Be Free?

I guess there is always a cost for everything and I am VERY grateful for indoor plumbing but ... I got our water/sewer bill today! $80! Is that a lot? I think it is. Take my poll and we can see what average water/sewer cost.

In Indiana we had our own well and septic system so there was not a monthly bill asociated with it. I remember someone in our ward saying how we were so lucky not to have to pay for our water and I responded that yes, we didn't have to pay for water but we did have to pay to have our pump house removed and replumbed and a new water softener. Over $2,700 when all was said and done. I guess it all evens out in the long run.

Oops... It isn't as bad as I thought... I just looked at my bill again and $20 was a one time change charge. Still I am curious to know - and I think the polls are cool.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

we pay $80 in florida

Charlotte said...

We pay a $12 per month water/sewer fee for our apartment. So the less than $30 vote is mine.

Karen said...

We pay $68.50 a month!

Bonnie said...

We have no sewer and pay less than $30.

Love the new family picture and your hair cut!

Erica said...

Our sewer bill just jumped 30% this month. Water went up 20% in the last 2 years. So 3 years ago, water sewer and stuff was $45 now it is almost $80.
(Don't raise taxes, just raise the fees associated with living in a city.)

Leila said...

That $20 fee that I thought was temporary is LONG term temporary (10-20 years) to pay for the new water treatment plant.

Sharona said...

I pay $67 ish every month and I live in a town of 1500...we have a $3 monthly fee for line replacement and we are always asking ourselves - where is my new line? (It does include water and sewer tho)

Felicia said...

We live in the middle of nowhere, so there's no sewer, but our water bill is $42 every QUARTER! It goes up in the summer months when we water our lawn and garden, but I think it's pretty darn cheap.