Water/sewer charge question
 

Just trying to understand our monthly bill. Last month we were in RI for the whole billing cycle. Our Marion County water/sewer charge was $76.86. Water charge base was $12.75 while water charge use was $7.14. Sewer charge base was $22.53 while sewer charge use was $34.44. Since virtually all water use was for irrigation, I guess I am paying a sewer charge on that. Does that make sense? Thanks in advance for your replies.
Bruce

Check your actual billing dates. In Sumter mine goes from one month into the next. My last bill was 4/10-5/9. If yours doesn't work that way I'd suggest calling your service provider and get an answer.

The service period was 3/14 to 4/12, while we were in RI. I don’t believe we use the retention ponds for watering up here so I guess your sewer charge would be based on your water usage even though the water usage (irrigation) doesn’t have much to do with the sewers. Is it different down south where you have two water lines coming in? I would think that you wouldn’t be charged for sewer for your irrigation. Am I correct in my thinking?

South of 466, two meters. No sewer charge on irrigation water usage.
Your best bet to understand you bill is to call the provider...………………..

I agree call your provider if you didn't find these things out before buying :oops: like most do.

:wave: Sorry..... wrong in your thinking. You only have one source of water coming into your home and it's not a pond. It's all potable. It's metered. Your sewage is not metered. Your sewer bill is based on the amount of water you use. Also there is a monthly base use for water and sewer.

If you were away and irrigated.... you have a sewer bill due.:oops:

I think I’ve got it now. On the back of the bill it says that sewer usage is based on water consumption and is capped at 6,000 gallons. So I would imagine my bill, especially when we are not here, would be higher being north of 466 as opposed to south of 466.

I agree. In my post I meant that the more southern sections wouldnt be charged for sewer on irrigation because they have two meters. I guess I’m stuck having only one.

Do You turn off your water when You leave for any extended time? If NO, then You could be experiencing the dreaded "mystery flush" !

Only if you do a lot of irrigation.

What is a “mystery flush?” Or my being naive and it was meant as a joke?

A slow leak in your toilet. Every couple of years you will have to replace the flapper as it will eventually leak.

Don't consider it "stuck". Be thankful you don't have the treated wastewater in your lawn. People get bad infections from the crapwater they use at the ballfields.
My usage is 3 times what it was back home and my bill is half.

Thank you for the clarification.

What kind of infections? Golfers pick up balls and handle clubs that meet the grass that is watered with the same stuff. We haven't had an infection from golfing. This is the first time I have heard of anyone getting a "bad infection from a ballfield here.

Lawn irrigation water stinks because water in the pipes laying in this heat grows bacteria. Lawn irrigation water south of 466 all comes from the retention ponds which I think is a very good idea.

This is incorrect (reread post #13 to realize the poster is actually stating that the southern areas are receiving treated waste water on their lawns) . Treated waste water is not used on residential lawns. It is, however, used on the golf courses.

Charge for our sewer use is ridiculous!

Did ya call the water department, they are very nice and have better answers than the guesses you get from here

One waterline coming into our courtyard villa in Marion County. So even though you are just watering your lawn, there will be a sewer charge also. I believe it is as simple as that.

Makes me think I’m lucky to have a septic system up north. Every 18 months we have it pumped for $180.


Here in TV in our CYV, it’s mostly stone with shrubs that grow too fast, I’ve turned off the sprinkler system and will leave it turned off. The way I see it we get enough rain here to keep the shrubs alive. Even at that this coming winter we’re going to remove the many shrubs that are around the villa, it’s overkill. Seems to me that when shrubs are small home owners think they need to plant, plant and then plant more. It does look nice but then they grow and you have a lot of work to keep them trimmed. Of course you could pay someone but I’m more of a hands on DIY person.

We have had a couple of homes with septic systems. The last one was pumped after 10 years as a condition of selling the house. There was essentially nothing in the tank. The guy pumping said that was pretty typical as most of his work was pumping tanks that didn't need to be pumped as a condition of a sale.

Our guy usually tells me you could wait a little longer, but this last time around he told me it was ready.