Re: Re: water meters

Indeed!

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Kitty Morrissy" <kmrsy@earthlink.net>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Thu, 13 Feb 2003 19:13:55 -0500

>Amazing!
>
>> That's what they charge here because the city has to do it.  Goniffs.
>>
>> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>> From: Kitty <kmrsy@earthlink.net>
>> Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> Date:  Thu, 13 Feb 2003 12:54:07 -0500 (EST)
>>
>> >Linda,
>> >Yes we are fortunate here.  We get a good amount of rain and water from
>the Great Lakes I believe is piped down here, too.
>> >Meanwhile, I just had City Utilities fax me the info on the extra meter.
>> >I suppose it would work if I had one of those fabulous handy DHs some of
>> >you talk about.
>> >
>> >
>> >The meter is free. Installation of the meter is free. Their only charge
>> >is an extra meter fee each month which doesn't amount to much. The big
>> >expense is the plumber you have to hire for the extra lines to the
>> >spigots that bypass the regular meter. They sent me a detailed drawing
>> >of what is required.
>> >
>> >
>> >I don't know about $1500, but it sure isn't a $100 job.  do you realize
>what plumbers charge?
>> >
>> >Kitty
>> >
>> >-------Original Message-------
>> >From: Linda <lja@direcway.com>
>> >Sent: 02/13/03 03:05 PM
>> >To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> >Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] Fwd:  Price of Gas-OT
>> >
>> >> 
>> >> Kitty, those are the lowest water and sewer rates I've heard of in
>years.
>> >You in the wetter parts of the country get to take advantage of the
>> >dilution
>> >capacity of your larger rivers and streams.  Out west, sewage has to be
>> >treated so that the effluent itself will support fish without stream
>> >dilution, and it costs big bucks to do that.  Sounds like you must have a
>> >ground water supply instead of surface water too--it's much cheaper that
>> >way.  Water meters are installed for about $200, but some towns that are
>> >encouraging conservation or that require universal metering install them
>> >for
>> >free.  Well, not really, but it's absorbed by rates instead of being a
>> >separate charge.
>> >
>> >Linda in Wyoming
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@earthlink.net>
>> >To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> >Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 6:40 AM
>> >Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] Fwd: Price of Gas-OT
>> >
>> >
>> >> Ceres,
>> >> Yes, we have that ability here, too, but I don't have a large enough
>> >property to warrant it.
>> >> I pay $37/mo now, $9 of that is trash removal, $13 for water, $15 for
>> >> sewage. So in August I might get a bill for $63 which is $26 above
>> >> regular. That comes out to about $12 for water and $14 for sewage. A
>> >> savings of $14 two or 3 times a year would take 3 or 4 years to pay for
>> >> the new meter. I suppose that might be worth it in the long run, just
>> >> not enough to make me want to take a vacation day to sit home and wait
>> >> for the utility people to come and do the installation. May just look
>> >> into it though, to find out if I'm missing something here. Thanks.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Kitty
>> >>
>> >> -------Original Message-------
>> >> From: Cersgarden@aol.com
>> >> Sent: 02/13/03 10:33 AM
>> >> > In a message dated 2/12/03 9:55:51 PM, kmrsy@earthlink.net writes:
>> >>
>> >> << they charge you
>> >> sewage for all water you use and the sewage rate is higher than the
>> >water
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >> Kitty, not if you have a separate meter which we have.  It does cost,
>in
>> >> 1989
>> >> $100, but pays off rather quickly.  This applys to all our outside
>> >> connections.
>> >>     Ceres
>
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