[l2ridehd]

My pool is 14 X 28. Two feet at the shallow end and six feet at the deep end. Holds about 12,500 gallons. Cost to fill is about $85.

[BostonCelt]

Originally Posted by Skybo

My monthly potable water bill....includes an $8.06 base fee. My sewer treatment...includes an $11.49 base fee.

My irrigation bill...a $5.40 base fee. 0 – 7000 gallons the rate is $1.87/thousand, 7000 – 14,000 gallons $3.04/thousand and 14,000 and up $4.23/thousand.

The rate on potable water on my last bill was $1.72/Thousand.

Just got my first full-period Village of Charlotte water bill, with different...higher...rates than above, as follows:

Potable base fee....$8.18 (vs $8.06 above for Skybo)
0-3000 gal @ $1.93 (vs $1.72 above)

Sewer base....$14.90 (vs $11.49 above)

Irrigation base....$7.50 (vs $5.40 above)
0-7000 gal @ $2.02/thousand (vs $1.87 above)
7001-14000 gal @ $3.38/thousand (vs $3.04 above)

Why the difference, anybody know? What's yours??

[applesoffh]

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[applesoffh]

Originally Posted by Russ_Boston

South of 466 this is exactly the case. The exterior house bibs are interior water (read my post above about the pool fill). Only the irrigation pipes are reclaimed water.

OK - as I said, I misunderstood. Thanks for the update.

[2 Oldcrabs]

Originally Posted by BostonCelt

Just got my first full-period Village of Charlotte water bill, with different...higher...rates than above, as follows:

Potable base fee....$8.18 (vs $8.06 above for Skybo)
0-3000 gal @ $1.93 (vs $1.72 above)

Sewer base....$14.90 (vs $11.49 above)

Irrigation base....$7.50 (vs $5.40 above)
0-7000 gal @ $2.02/thousand (vs $1.87 above)
7001-14000 gal @ $3.38/thousand (vs $3.04 above)

Why the difference, anybody know? What's yours??

At the "Goverment day" exhibit I was told there are different rates for the different districts. They have higher rates in the newer section in an attempt to conserve water. Newer homes have more water efficient faucets and appliances.

[zcaveman]

Originally Posted by shcisamax

For ease of computation, assume it is a straight constant line from the shallow end which is 1 ft. to the deep end which is 6 ft. Slide rule! Impressive.

I came up with 9000 gallons - close enough to Handyman's 10290 gallons.

Actually I did use a calculator instead of the slide rule. After playing with it for a while, I found out that it makes a great straight edge.

[BostonCelt]

Originally Posted by 2 Oldcrabs

At the "Goverment day" exhibit I was told there are different rates for the different districts. They have higher rates in the newer section in an attempt to conserve water. Newer homes have more water efficient faucets and appliances.

Okaaay.....So they're telling those with older inefficient stuff, "Don't worry. You keep using the old stuff at your regular rates and we'll have the new people with the good stuff subsidize you while motivating them to use less at the same time...."

I still think (hope) I'm missing something there......

[shcisamax]

Yes, the logic eludes me too.

[Skybo]

Originally Posted by BostonCelt

Okaaay.....So they're telling those with older inefficient stuff, "Don't worry. You keep using the old stuff at your regular rates and we'll have the new people with the good stuff subsidize you while motivating them to use less at the same time...."

That’s a good question BostonCelt. I didn’t realize that the rates were different in different districts. For what it’s worth, the home I live in is less than a year old.

[shcisamax]

12ridehd Thank you for the NUMBER. The way people were talking I thought it would be a couple thousand to fill.