Water bills go up in down economy as usage drops

[caddlad]

there are people who have the internet and use well water?

We even use forks.

 

[tyler811]

lol I was thinking the same. I would hate well water. It tastes funny. Our church used to have it, but they got water from the city recently.

Something weird about having water that tastes like blood, at church. 😛

Only if it is not treated. As I said I have a water softner, pre/post filters. My water tastes better then the bottled shit you buy in the store.

 

[zinfamous]

Yea in NC we had a major drought two years ago. The city of Raleigh put us on major water restrictions. Then when the drought lifted they kept us on some water restrictions. People kept conserving, and the water company started complaining that their revenues were down, so sure enough they raised rates.

my buddy works for the Raleigh Water plant. believe me, it ain't for profit.

They often have to sell a portion of their water to Cary b/c those fucks don't know how to take care of themselves. 😀

And just b/c the drought lifts, doesn't mean the water levels are back to normal. far from it.

 

[zinfamous]

LOL, we have the same problem here. My city encouraged us to conserve water, and it created a short fall in the city budget due to low water usage. And, the result is that the city double the cost of water for the year of 2007, and they double water fees again in 2009.

Everyone is pissed off at the 400% increase of water price in 3 years, but we couldn't do anything about it because the bylaw do not allow us to drill our own well (fucking Nazi city council).

Also, what a lot of people don't seem to realize is that much of the cost goes into water treatment.

All that shit you people shove down your sinks and toilets needs to get cleaned out somehow. 😉

 

[zinfamous]

That's a great idea. I'd love to have a rock yard, but I wouldn't want to pay for it. There's some great boulder fields in the northern part of the county around here. I'd like to live on one of them :^)

Git off my boulders!

/old man lxskllr

😀

 

[Red Squirrel]

Also, what a lot of people don't seem to realize is that much of the cost goes into water treatment.

All that shit you people shove down your sinks and toilets needs to get cleaned out somehow. 😉

Or do like Toronto and just dump it straight to lake Ontario. LOL

Not sure if they still do that though... I remember seeing pics at one point, quite nasty.

 

[Jumpem]

This.......unless your pump goes out and costs >$1K to fix, like mine two years ago 🙁

I had to replace the pump, pressure tank, the switch, and the dual tank water softener. Houses are spendy.

 

[Rich3077]

This isn't exactly a huge surprise. A huge amount of their costs are fixed so even if people don't use as much water they still have to find a way to cover their costs.

BINGO! I work in wastewater treatment for the last 17 years.. It costs us the same to provide service no matter how much you use/waste.

Another reason for price increases is that in most (all??) major cities the pipes are old and rotted on both the freshwater and wastewater sides. These pipes where installed at a time when our economy was much different and will cost $$$$$MANY BILLIONS$$$$$ to replace.

On a smaller scale.. yes the price of operating goes up as well.... the costs of chemicals and oxygen.. The cost of natural gas at my plant is in the millions of dollars a month. (Detroit Wastewater) due to the use of gas fired incinerators.

We also use very specialized equipment, and most often it is extremely expensive to repair. Some bearings costs over $100K
Equipment has a expected life just like anything else and must be replaced at astronomical costs.

To sum it up.. I don't think the average person could even begin to imagine what it costs to supply water. Its rather mind boggling to even an expert.

 

[BoomerD]

We even use sporks.

Fixed that fer yez...😛