Agricultural water rate?

[Eugene]

I seem to recall reading somewhere that some homeowners in Escondido get their water at the special “agricultural” rate. Does anyone know any details – does it apply to everyone within certain areas, is it true in other places like Poway, is this agricultural rate much lower than regular residential rate?

I’m paying $100+/month just to water a 8000 sf grass lot, many of those homes in Escondido come with half acre orchards, I can’t imagine how much it must cost to water, unless they are getting some really sweet rates…

[NotCranky]

Maybe they have a well esmith?

[NotCranky]

Maybe they have a well esmith?

[NotCranky]

Maybe they have a well esmith?

[NotCranky]

Maybe they have a well esmith?

[NotCranky]

Maybe they have a well esmith?

[DWCAP]

esmith, some questions?

You have kids right? You have an 8k lot and it sounds like alot of grass. Do you actually let the kids play in the front yard? Do you use the back yard often, or is it something that is used 1 sat a month and twice on holidays?
You have a gardern right? Do you have everything on automatic watering, or do you only water when necessary?

Do you get sick of paying $100/month in water? or is it no big deal, just another cost like $5 coffee from starbucks and $4.50 gas in the SUV?

This isnt ment to be an knock against you. It isnt ment to be mean or question your life style, or suggest that I live a very different life style. I promise, I am asking this in absolutely the best of intensions, something like a friend asking over beers at happy hour. I just want to understand if people know that we are in for the big hurt with water in the coming years, and if they do, if they care. I want to understand the mentality people have to keep green lawns in a desert, in a drought.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080719/news_1n19water.html

[DWCAP]

esmith, some questions?

You have kids right? You have an 8k lot and it sounds like alot of grass. Do you actually let the kids play in the front yard? Do you use the back yard often, or is it something that is used 1 sat a month and twice on holidays?
You have a gardern right? Do you have everything on automatic watering, or do you only water when necessary?

Do you get sick of paying $100/month in water? or is it no big deal, just another cost like $5 coffee from starbucks and $4.50 gas in the SUV?

This isnt ment to be an knock against you. It isnt ment to be mean or question your life style, or suggest that I live a very different life style. I promise, I am asking this in absolutely the best of intensions, something like a friend asking over beers at happy hour. I just want to understand if people know that we are in for the big hurt with water in the coming years, and if they do, if they care. I want to understand the mentality people have to keep green lawns in a desert, in a drought.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080719/news_1n19water.html

[DWCAP]

esmith, some questions?

You have kids right? You have an 8k lot and it sounds like alot of grass. Do you actually let the kids play in the front yard? Do you use the back yard often, or is it something that is used 1 sat a month and twice on holidays?
You have a gardern right? Do you have everything on automatic watering, or do you only water when necessary?

Do you get sick of paying $100/month in water? or is it no big deal, just another cost like $5 coffee from starbucks and $4.50 gas in the SUV?

This isnt ment to be an knock against you. It isnt ment to be mean or question your life style, or suggest that I live a very different life style. I promise, I am asking this in absolutely the best of intensions, something like a friend asking over beers at happy hour. I just want to understand if people know that we are in for the big hurt with water in the coming years, and if they do, if they care. I want to understand the mentality people have to keep green lawns in a desert, in a drought.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080719/news_1n19water.html

[DWCAP]

esmith, some questions?

You have kids right? You have an 8k lot and it sounds like alot of grass. Do you actually let the kids play in the front yard? Do you use the back yard often, or is it something that is used 1 sat a month and twice on holidays?
You have a gardern right? Do you have everything on automatic watering, or do you only water when necessary?

Do you get sick of paying $100/month in water? or is it no big deal, just another cost like $5 coffee from starbucks and $4.50 gas in the SUV?

This isnt ment to be an knock against you. It isnt ment to be mean or question your life style, or suggest that I live a very different life style. I promise, I am asking this in absolutely the best of intensions, something like a friend asking over beers at happy hour. I just want to understand if people know that we are in for the big hurt with water in the coming years, and if they do, if they care. I want to understand the mentality people have to keep green lawns in a desert, in a drought.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080719/news_1n19water.html

[DWCAP]

esmith, some questions?

You have kids right? You have an 8k lot and it sounds like alot of grass. Do you actually let the kids play in the front yard? Do you use the back yard often, or is it something that is used 1 sat a month and twice on holidays?
You have a gardern right? Do you have everything on automatic watering, or do you only water when necessary?

Do you get sick of paying $100/month in water? or is it no big deal, just another cost like $5 coffee from starbucks and $4.50 gas in the SUV?

This isnt ment to be an knock against you. It isnt ment to be mean or question your life style, or suggest that I live a very different life style. I promise, I am asking this in absolutely the best of intensions, something like a friend asking over beers at happy hour. I just want to understand if people know that we are in for the big hurt with water in the coming years, and if they do, if they care. I want to understand the mentality people have to keep green lawns in a desert, in a drought.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080719/news_1n19water.html

[DWCAP]

oh, I also know that usually AG rates only apply to parcels over a certain size. Something like 5 acres.

“The study concluded agricultural users weren’t paying their fair share, and it recommended that the ag rate increase from $1.96 per 1,000 gallons to the same price most residential users pay – $2.73 per 1,000 gallons, a 39 percent increase.”

This is from 2006, but it says enough.

http://sports.uniontrib.com/uniontrib/20060614/news_1mi14efarm.html

[DWCAP]

oh, I also know that usually AG rates only apply to parcels over a certain size. Something like 5 acres.

“The study concluded agricultural users weren’t paying their fair share, and it recommended that the ag rate increase from $1.96 per 1,000 gallons to the same price most residential users pay – $2.73 per 1,000 gallons, a 39 percent increase.”

This is from 2006, but it says enough.

http://sports.uniontrib.com/uniontrib/20060614/news_1mi14efarm.html

[DWCAP]

oh, I also know that usually AG rates only apply to parcels over a certain size. Something like 5 acres.

“The study concluded agricultural users weren’t paying their fair share, and it recommended that the ag rate increase from $1.96 per 1,000 gallons to the same price most residential users pay – $2.73 per 1,000 gallons, a 39 percent increase.”

This is from 2006, but it says enough.

http://sports.uniontrib.com/uniontrib/20060614/news_1mi14efarm.html

[DWCAP]

oh, I also know that usually AG rates only apply to parcels over a certain size. Something like 5 acres.

“The study concluded agricultural users weren’t paying their fair share, and it recommended that the ag rate increase from $1.96 per 1,000 gallons to the same price most residential users pay – $2.73 per 1,000 gallons, a 39 percent increase.”

This is from 2006, but it says enough.

http://sports.uniontrib.com/uniontrib/20060614/news_1mi14efarm.html

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