From the Forum: Metered or Flat-Rate Water Billing?

One of our readers owns an eight-unit building and is debating whether to pay a flat or metered rate for the water bill.

Brownstoner reader Shamrock writes:

I have a building with 8 one bedroom apartments occupied by young couples. At the moment I am paying $8,000 a year in flat rate billing by NYC DEP. There are no washing machines in the building, and the plumbing is new. Should I be on metered billing, or am I just as well off paying the flat rate?

What’s the best option here? A couple of commenters have voted for metered, but what do you think? Chime in on the original post.

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