[Kisusn]

Originally Posted by gap2415

We lived way south of here is an area drought stricken every year, yet our water bill was a huge fraction of what it is here. I'm wondering why it is so much? I'm also wondering why they would consider selling wAter from here to a bottling company if there is so little that they had to charge me $130 this month for it and there are only two of us. We put some new flowers in but we have done this many times before and never seen bills like this. We just had our box checked today thinking surely our bills were in error.

Good question. I hope someone who really knows the answer will reply. I came from up north next to one of the Great Lakes so I never thought twice about the cost. But, if you're from southern Fl. hmmm.

[gap2415]

Originally Posted by Kisusn

Good question. I hope someone who really knows the answer will reply. I came from up north next to one of the Great Lakes so I never thought twice about the cost. But, if you're from southern Fl. hmmm.

We have been fortunate enough to live in both places for long periods but selling bottled water where we were in the north where water was abundant was not the same as selling it in areas of drought all the while hiking prices because of lack of quality water. It's normal to ask out of curiosity. I should add that in one of my former lives we did provide electricity, water and sewer services for large numbers of people and there are reasons why things are necessary that on the surface are not obvious or easily understood.

[rubicon]

Originally Posted by GypsyBuddy

Our highest water bill was $36 in the past 4 years. Could you be adding in the price of sewage and trash pick up and thinking it was all water? The utility bill is for 4 things: Water, Sewer, Sanitation collection, and the Amenity fee.

I don't doubt what you are saying. First when I talk about my water bill it includes every single charge, fee tax that applies BUT ONLY to water as our utility. We have always incurred a bill in 3 digits. We water the yard once during winter months and twice during hot season. We water lawn for 25 min and shrubs for 10 min. We have had every aspect of our plumbing system inside and out checked for malfunctions, leaks, etc.

We water our plants/flowers on the lanai/bird cage once daily. About once a month i wash down the lanai/bird cage. We wash clothes 2-3 times a week

We don;t wait for the shower water to get warm we plunge right in. We use the dishwasher once a week and often do dishes by hand

I take my car to the car wash. My house get cleaned by a professional once a year.

We are full time residents and do not travel often. I doubt if a customer pushed for answer s/he would get very far with this bureaucracy
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Methinks there are some inconsistencies or redundancies between districts based on Carl's assessment.

[justjim]

I suggest that if you are really concerned about your water bill, comparative rates, cost of sewer, etc., go to your District meeting for answers to your concerns. Perhaps the District can satisfy your concerns.

[gap2415]

Agreed.

[rubicon]

Originally Posted by justjim

I suggest that if you are really concerned about your water bill, comparative rates, cost of sewer, etc., go to your District meeting for answers to your concerns. Perhaps the District can satisfy your concerns.

Ever speak with the people at the water utility? I did they will run you in circles. Been to district meetings in the past same result.

I understand the usage issue, use more pay more that's fair. But its the inconsistency in rating structure between CDD's that puzzling.

Beside which was stated in aforementioned posts the water issue in Florida is very very political and experience should have taught us all that political thinking is circular

[OhioBuckeye]

You know if my water bill starts running that high I'll probably move out of the Villages. Some of us pay $140. a month for amenities (I pay $150. a mo.) & I know that has nothing to do with water but it's still an added expense that most places don't have. Then to add $100. plus dollars to that you're pushing $300. a month. I can go to another part of the country & buy a pretty good membership at a Country Club for $3,600. a yr. plus have enough money left over to do whatever I do here in The Villages. I came from Ohio, NW Ohio to be exact & my monthly water bills only averaged $12. a month. The Villages is a very exciting place to leave but from what I've been told by some older residents, things have really gotten expensive in the last 5 to 10 yrs. Yea, I know things have gone up with inflation but things here inside The Villages are more expensive than outside the Villages. In The Villages defense, water in Florida as a whole is more because I'm sure being in a very warm part of the U.S. water evaporates very quickly & our sandy soil really sucks up water. But unless you have a good savings & housing & utility bills keep going up, your savings will exhaust very quickly, unless you have a very good retirement, I don't!

[OhioBuckeye]

I don't disagree with anybodies answer to me but personally I don't think going to a district meeting will change anybodies water bill or any other utility bill, they probably would have to change everybodies water bill. There's a lot of things I could complain about but I guess I could complain about something anywhere I go. If I personally don't like the way things are going I'll probably just move. There's another grip I could talk about. Overall The Villages is a Disneyland for retirees or like some people say, "Old People".

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by OhioBuckeye

You know if my water bill starts running that high I'll probably move out of the Villages. Some of us pay $140. a month for amenities (I pay $150. a mo.) & I know that has nothing to do with water but it's still an added expense that most places don't have. Then to add $100. plus dollars to that you're pushing $300. a month. I can go to another part of the country & buy a pretty good membership at a Country Club for $3,600. a yr. plus have enough money left over to do whatever I do here in The Villages. I came from Ohio, NW Ohio to be exact & my monthly water bills only averaged $12. a month. The Villages is a very exciting place to leave but from what I've been told by some older residents, things have really gotten expensive in the last 5 to 10 yrs. Yea, I know things have gone up with inflation but things here inside The Villages are more expensive than outside the Villages. In The Villages defense, water in Florida as a whole is more because I'm sure being in a very warm part of the U.S. water evaporates very quickly & our sandy soil really sucks up water. But unless you have a good savings & housing & utility bills keep going up, your savings will exhaust very quickly, unless you have a very good retirement, I don't!

Can you really get a country club membership--including golf or not--for $3600 a year? Most of them even have a monthly minimum you have to spend on food. I'd like to know where this is and if it's in a year-round warm climate. If it's not, you're spending $3600 for at most 6 months of use. And I'd be surprised if that would include golf with no fees.

[Bogie Shooter]

Also available, a sewing club, a book club and free star gazing...........................

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

Also available, a sewing club, a book club and free star gazing...........................

Yeah, but you already have to know how to sew.

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by CFrance

Can you really get a country club membership--including golf or not--for $3600 a year? Most of them even have a monthly minimum you have to spend on food. I'd like to know where this is and if it's in a year-round warm climate. If it's not, you're spending $3600 for at most 6 months of use. And I'd be surprised if that would include golf with no fees.

My old club in the Midwest was twice that.

And it had free water (had to talk about water, or the Monitor might get me).

[rustyp]

Originally Posted by OhioBuckeye

You know if my water bill starts running that high I'll probably move out of the Villages. Some of us pay $140. a month for amenities (I pay $150. a mo.) & I know that has nothing to do with water but it's still an added expense that most places don't have. Then to add $100. plus dollars to that you're pushing $300. a month. I can go to another part of the country & buy a pretty good membership at a Country Club for $3,600. a yr. plus have enough money left over to do whatever I do here in The Villages. I came from Ohio, NW Ohio to be exact & my monthly water bills only averaged $12. a month. The Villages is a very exciting place to leave but from what I've been told by some older residents, things have really gotten expensive in the last 5 to 10 yrs. Yea, I know things have gone up with inflation but things here inside The Villages are more expensive than outside the Villages. In The Villages defense, water in Florida as a whole is more because I'm sure being in a very warm part of the U.S. water evaporates very quickly & our sandy soil really sucks up water. But unless you have a good savings & housing & utility bills keep going up, your savings will exhaust very quickly, unless you have a very good retirement, I don't!

Utilities, amenities, taxes have not risen unreasonably since I've been here and that's 9 years. All the items you mentioned were very easy to research before you purchased here. Looks like you didn't do your homework. Curious to know how you made your initial decision.

[jjelson]

As I write this I am traveling. My neighbor agreed to water some new plantings which we appreciate. Yesterday we received a call from them to tell us there wasn't any water coming from our spickets. When I left I had shut the water off in the garage, it is very surprising to find that these spickets are supplied with potable water. This explains my high water bills.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by jjelson

As I write this I am traveling. My neighbor agreed to water some new plantings which we appreciate. Yesterday we received a call from them to tell us there wasn't any water coming from our spickets. When I left I had shut the water off in the garage, it is very surprising to find that these spickets are supplied with potable water. This explains my high water bills.

Wouldn't it be rather dangerous if non-potable water was coming from the outdoor spigot's?