We’ve lived in two homes that use Olivenhain MWD, and both lots were/are ~9,000-15,000 s.f., both with lots of grass, though we don’t try to keep it “country club” green. It probably helped that we had lots of trees at our old house, so our grass wasn’t sitting under the blazing sun all day and needed less water.
During the winter months in our old house, our total bill ran around $50/month. During the summer months, it would run anywhere from $65-$98/month. I can see only two bills for over $100 in the past ~8 years.
In our new house, which has a pool and a large yard with garden area and lots of grass, the charges have been about the same, but plan on this going up quite a bit more during summer months.
