Our water and sewer bill is usually $90-110 dollars every 6 months I'm not sure, but I think our family of 4 uses between 8-10K gallons of water every 6 months. We have no leaks (just had #2 slow dripping faucets fixed), a new dishwasher, front loader washer, 2 of 3 toilets are the newer low flush models, and I don't water the lawn.

I think I just realized the problem. The OP is so skinny that he has to run around in the shower to get wet. That prolly wastes a lot of water.

^

I tried using a bucket to catch the water and then pour it over me, but it's kind of like catching a drop of rain on a needle.

-JT

^Makes sense.

I think we have solved the mystery. Here, have a donut.

I want a doughnut!

^No! Bad kitty! My donut!

I thought it was my donut?

-JT

Did someone say donuts???????

JT, #28,

"Originally the water was paid by the landlord for all six units, but for the last 3-4 months he’s been making us pay it. He just sends us a letter saying "this is what you’ve used and this is what you owe." But we don’t get any official reading from the water company. Liz and I went to the water company to ask for a duplicate bill... just to make sure the landlord isn’t screwing us on the bill, but the lady there gave us some weird info. She said that there’s just one readout for all six units, not individual meters. So she was thinking that he was just taking the reading and dividing it by six and we all split the bill.... but then she asked what we were using and I told her it’s around 4000 gallons depending on which month it is, and she said that doesn’t make sense because the total use for the six units varies between 40-55,000 gallons per month, so if he was dividing it up equally, we should get a bill around 6000-9000 gallons per month, which is not the case. So the lady at the water company and Liz and I are totally confused as to where he’s getting these numbers from for each of the townhomes... and since we’re less than the average use, why does he keep telling us that we’re the highest users?"

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ok, what they've done is run a 'metered' main line onto the property--there are probably some fire hydrants in near proximity w/in your townhouse complex. The water is then run to each unit and is metered via this 'inside' meter, which is strange since it really should be on the outside where the water is coming up to each structure. The landlord then reads the meter and bills privately for usage. I wonder if they make a profit on their water sales? LOL.

We've got local tribe wanting to do this same thing (meter the main) because they don't want to give us a ROW onto 'Soveriegn' land...Pffft!

I guess you have to trust the accuracy and honesty of your landlord. Again, LOL.

Regarding the large, seemingly unbilled-for usage, it could be due to landscaping.

Lou, 34,

I figured you were pro at that stuff from your other post.

You must have 7000-10,000 ratepayers on the system, unless there's some high-consumption commercial users...that's good-sized.

I am not sure how much I use. My landlord cover the water bill.

B.C.

Our town is around 7,400. We also supply parts of the county and have a sattelite system supplying another village. We are a class III plant (Ohio has classes I through IV ). I am planning on working on getting my class IV license this year.

Is your system big enough you have to do the annual EPA consumer confidence reports?

No.

We serve about 660 residential and commercial users, mainly residential.

While we are small enough to not be held to certain other standards, the (Calif) North Coast Regional Water Quality folk hold us to some pretty high standards...we have a good system in place that provides both high-quality h20 as well as fire protection to an area of about 15 sq. miles--really, pretty good given the small number of rate-payers within this small area.

Sorry. If there are donuts around, I get the first five.

BTW, if you're ever in Anacortes, WA, check out The Donut House. Yeah, not a terribly creative name, but they make the best donuts in the three county area around my offices. Henry's makes good donuts somewhat close to me (mainland), but TDH makes regular stuff...and some really enormous donuts. Apple fritters and blueberry fritters the size of manhole covers. Other enormous goodies, too.

Come to think of it, I have to go to the satellite office Friday. Think it's time to swing through Anacortes and get me some TDH donuts!

Better yet...one of my newer attorneys lives near the place. Damn, I keep forgetting to ask her to bring some more in.

Wrong thread... I think.

I'm so confused anymore.

-JT

JT, I need to talk to you on the subject of water. Have been having a problem with my jartesting that only occurs in cold water and no one has ever seen this happen before.

Wondered since you were working on a wastewater project, if your department had any guys good with the potable end of it.

#56 He has a flow-jet so he can machine the pieces to his personal nuclear arsenal. That was part of his doctoral thesis. Now it's more just a hobby and a way to deal with the neighbor's dog, who keeps pooping on his lawn.