How much do you pay for water?

[zarapipe]

Anywhere from 25 to 35 a month. It's awesome.

Eta. I've paid much more before

Eta. Water only

[Saudade]

Every other month

~$100

Includes water, sewer, trash

4 people

[rikki]

Well our condo's current bill is $14,000 for 6 units, so don't miss condo living too much.

[zarapipe]

Dec 29, 2015 21:37:43 GMT -5 rikki said:

Well our condo's current bill is $14,000 for 6 units, so don't miss condo living too much.

Wait.. wuuut?! Explain please

[lmb5109]

Far NW burbs of Chicago, water & sewer, I average $56 a month. Summer sucks for us since we have so much grass to water.

[bananapancakes]

Averages about $50-60 per month.

ETA- also includes sewer.

[AlpineSlide]

$40-$50 per month. Includes water, sewer, trash and recycling pick up. We're a family of 3.

[rikki]

Dec 29, 2015 21:39:29 GMT -5 zarapipe said:

Dec 29, 2015 21:37:43 GMT -5 rikki said:

Well our condo's current bill is $14,000 for 6 units, so don't miss condo living too much.

Wait.. wuuut?! Explain please

Before we moved in one unit had 4 toilets that ran nonstop. The treasurer wasn't looking at the bills, it kept going up, they charged us $2,000 of interest and late fees, another $1,000 because someone illegally turned it back on after the city turned it off, and who knows what else. It was not disclosed whenwe purchased. We now have s management company and a payment plan with the city. We agreed to pay half of our portion to be nice but the other unit it was assessed to (negligent neighbor who didn't disclose) refuses to pay and is threatening to sue the board. It's a nightmare.

[tealblue]

$30-35/month for trash/recycling pickup and water. We have a septic tank so we don't pay sewer on our bill. If we were on city sewer our bill would likely be $80+.

[Marmee]

$55-$120/mo just water only. It's $110+ when we are running our sprinkler system for our lawn/garden which is Mother's Day through Halloween approx.

[Marmee]

Dec 29, 2015 21:47:37 GMT -5 @mrswindycity said:

Huh, I just checked the rates per 100 cubic feet and our suburb is more than twice the cost of water in the city. Well, sewer in the city basically. Our sewer is a whole different sanitation bill, so it's all around probably like 4x the cost.

I don't get the suburbs. We spend way more money here than we did in Chicago. That does not...make a lot of sense.

We live in the city center...taxes, etc are way higher in the burbs, especially the newer burbs. They have s lot of new infrastructure to pay for (schools, roads, fire stations, pipes, eat) that are 100yrs old & long paid for in my neighborhood.

[rikki]

Dec 29, 2015 21:47:37 GMT -5 @mrswindycity said:

Huh, I just checked the rates per 100 cubic feet and our suburb is more than twice the cost of water in the city. Well, sewer in the city basically. Our sewer is a whole different sanitation bill, so it's all around probably like 4x the cost.

I don't get the suburbs. We spend way more money here than we did in Chicago. That does not...make a lot of sense.

our property taxes are so cheap here that o told my husband we can't leave the city.

[niq]

It's about $350 every two months for wsg. I remember this being on the high side the last time we did this poll.

[cjeanette]

Bi monthly. Anywhere from $60-$150. Between the sprinkler system, the hot tuv, the jetta tub, and smelly kids in sports its unpredictable.

My neighbors who are serious with their lawn care spend closer to $300 bimonthly in the summer.

[atarianna]

Our meter read charge is $14 then usage is on top of that. We have septic, so no sewer and garbage is separate.

When we first moved in, our bill was consistently $40+ and I couldn't figure out why. We paid less at our old house and had sewer there.

Come to find out, we have two meters. One for the house and another for our irrigation system (never used). We were paying $14/month per meter plus usage. So with 0 usage, we paid $28/month.

I had the second meter shut off and our bill is around $25/month now.

[lauralala]

Usually $45-$55/mo for water, sewer, and trash pick up.

[kittycatlove]

Ours is for water and sewer about $55 a month, more in the summer when we water the lawn. NW burbs, we pay monthly. We also have lake michigan water but I'm not sure how that factors into the cost.

[drloretta]

Sewer alone is about $250/quarter. It's insane. Our last quarter's bill was almost $700.

[InBetweenDays]

$320ish every two months for water, sewer and trash/recycling/compost. Breaks out to about $130 for water, $100 for sewer, and $90 for trash.

We're in Seattle - with LOTS of water - and ironically have some of the highest rates in the country. But that pays for some great infrastructure for both sewer and stormwater, management of a 90,000 acre watershed that is our water source, and big conservation efforts. The city averages 52 gallons per person per day compared to a national average of 89 gallons per person per day and in fact while our population has grown by 15+% since the 1990's our water usage has dropped by 30+%.

But it's crazy to me how much more we pay than the drought stricken areas of the country.

[winemaker06]

In my old county, water and sewer ran about $5/month. Seriously. Even when we refilled our pool.

Water and sewer in our new county 15 minutes away is now about $30/month.

[redpenmama]

$35/mo, water only

[hetty]

Around $100 per quarter. Water/sewer.

[natablue]

It averages $30 a month for water and sewer.

[sierramist03]

Anywhere between $30-45 monthly. You pay for a base unit and then extra usage for water
Sewer is $45

[Deleted]

I can say for our new town, since we just moved.

Our old town in Montana was about $100/ month for water and garbage. Sewer was another bill. It spiked in the summer when we watered our tiny 50x100' lot; I think the highest was $250 one very very hot summer? I usually have a vegetable garden.

That said, water scarcity/ cost/ equality of access to water is becoming a soapbox issue for me. We live in the airid west. Our new town averages a scant 13" of rain/ year. I'm landscaping my parents retirement house in exchange for a cut in the rent and I'm looking towards plants that will be drought tolerant once established (xeriscape). Bluegrass lawns kill me a little inside.

[kaycee]

About $55 a month.

[greycat]

Around $125/quarter for water and sewer.

[ilikedonuts]

We have a well, but then our development has sewer (so we don't need a septic system thankfully). Our sewer bill is $113.50 every 2 months.

[nessness]

About $30/month.

[LoveTrains]

Water is$18-20 usually and sewer is about $25-30. Sewer is higher bc they are doing all this work to divert run off from the bay.
Eta: we have a small yard but I don't ever water our lawn or garden.