Irrigation Irritation - Just a Question
No rant here, just a simple question.
Why does irrigation water cost more per than potable water?
We live in an area of The Villages where we have both household water and irrigation water. The lot is a bit larger than most with southern exposure, so overall it needs more water than most. I am fine with all that, we were informed buyers. But it does mean that I consume water into the upper range of the billing scale (scale from water bill shown below), but my question would apply to any range.
It just seems the pricing is unusual to me. It seems to me that “reclaimed water” would be less expensive than potable water. Potable water must be filtered, treated, chemicals added, tested, monitored and falls under regulations all that add to the cost of operation that all must be done by certified professionals.
Therefore my question, does anyone know why our irrigation water is more expensive than our (potable) processed drinking water?
From our Community Development District Bill:
Rates for drinking water:
0- 3,000 gal $2.09 / 1,000 gallons
Over 3,000 gal $4.17 / 1,000 gallons
Rates for Irrigation water:
0- 7,000 gal $2.24 / 1,000 gallons
7- 14,000 gal $3.75 / 1,000 gallons
Over 14,000 gal $5.19 / 1,000 gallons
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