[quote=flu][quote=UCGal]Here are the details for our bill. We have a 2000sf house and a separate 700 sf casita. Total residents 4 adults, 2 kids, 1 dog. Landscaping is watered with drip irrigation, which is turned off after every rain. During the winter, we pretty typically stay in the first pricing tier, during the spring/summer/fall we start going into the 2nd tier (more expensive).
Base water fee: $38.66
Water Used: $62.17 (14HCF first tier, 3 2nd tier)
Sewer base fee (less settlement): $30.66
Sewer service charge (based on water use): $60.74
Storm Drain: $1.90
So the fixed costs are pretty high – about $70/2 months. My total bill was $194.28.
It goes higher if you have a lot of lawn, a pool, teenagers who spend hours in the shower. (My kids are still young enough I have to tell them to take showers.)[/quote]
I think we discussed this some time ago ucgal in which we were comparing our water bills here, if I remember. I remember BG also commenting that about if we saved water at some specific months, the sewage fees would be less too…
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flu, I don’t know where that thread is, but I seem to remember posting something like that. I had forgotten (from wa-a-a-ay back) that the City of SD has their water and sewer charges for residential customers on the same bill. This thread brings it all back to me now 🙂
ctr70, if you are property-shopping in the City of SD, your water bill will include your sewer charges.
The City of Chula Vista has five sewer tiers, IIRC and they are based upon the resident’s Nov thru April water usage with the Sweetwater Authority or Otay Water District. The agencies have no problem “comparing notes” with one another.
