LW:
We pay a flat rate of $29 per month for water alone, no matter how much or little we use, so I think $17 is a hellova deal for a family of five. (Our sewer and trash pickup come on a separate bill, running aproximately $35 per month combined.) Richmond, pile of shiite that it is, is a terribly expensive city to live in.
Ouch, that is expensive. It certainly doesn't encourage conservation. I would want to get my money's worth.
Tova:
Here, when we are told we use 39...it means 3900 gallons of water...just add two zeros.
Cool, thanks. Haha. And that sounds like A LOT!!
When we moved in the water guy told us that a family of 2-3 will use a min of 1,000 gallons a month, and that's if they are uber conservative....the average is between 2,000-3,000 gallons a month. So if you all used 3900 gallons of water in 20 days you are right about average I think.
I'm glad it's a decent amount and not horrible.
We have a well (WOO HOO) but we still have to pay sewer, and guess how that's measured? They put a gage on how much water we pull out of our well and then charge us sewage for that amount...except in the summer when I water my lawn, wash my car, let the kids play in the water....that's not going into the sewer.
That's ridiculous. I guess they're going to make sure they get your money, one way or another.
If your water is only $20 a month you're doing great...might want to focus on bigger items like electricity...heh.
Haha, electricity is the big one we're working on. I figure if there are bills we can minimize fairly easily, there's no point in not trying to. I don't know how much more we can cut down on water, realistically. There will always be dishes and laundry and showers. Unavoidable.
We have a toilet downstairs that just runs and runs and runs. We keep it turned off except when we're using it for now until it can be fixed.
Oh, you guys may qualify for the "Homestead" tax reduction...we did when we were in Texas and an E-6.....call the local tax assessment office to find out...we saved almost $100 a month after getting homestead.
Tell them you want to know if your eligible and they will mail you the info.
The lady who walked us through the closing gave me paperwork on the Homestead thing. She highly recommended that I do it (me, not Adrian), and gave me an info sheet for it. She said I could do it in January.
Thanks!
