Water/Sewer Bill. What is yours?
What is your quarterly water/sewer bill? My quarterly bill has been averaging about $170. I live alone with my wife and I would say that we don’t use any more water than the average person. Does this seem correct? Thanks…
What is your quarterly water/sewer bill? My quarterly bill has been averaging about $170. I live alone with my wife and I would say that we don’t use any more water than the average person.
Does this seem correct?
Thanks…
I have a one-family, three bathrms, top-load washing machine. No dshwashr. Seven family members. Water/sewer bill used to be about $150 quarterly. Last bill was 239.32. This most recent bill is $353. I replaced the rubber Korky in all toilets and have instructed family about jiggling the toilet handle…. Got to get to the bottom of this!
I’m a single person living alone. I do a couple of loads of laundry a week & some gardening water but I’m careful overall about water usage. My gallon use averages 52 to 75 per day (around $67 per quarter) depending a lot on whether I have houseguests.
I also pay water bills for a 2-unit apartment. I don’t have the usage figures but quarterly payment is around $200. & there are 4 adults (w/ dishwasher & washing machines) in the building.
According to wiki, average water use in NYC was almost 200 gals/per day, which to me seems outrageous. Otoh, yours;
738×350 / 365 = 720 gals/day = / 6 = 120 per person.
Mine (even with garden) is more like 60 gals/person/day. May account for the disparity between my bill of $135 (I rechecked my last bill) and yours of $300. Do you have the old 3-gal toilets? Use (an old) d/w once a day or more? Have a top-loader washing machine (20 gal) instead of a front loader (7gal)? Low flow shower heads? All these make a difference.
I am so glad that you asked this question. I let the Water people in to inspect the meter. I was told that it was a $50 fine if it was not done. I thought, okay, I’ll avoid the fine. My meter was off and they billed me with the adjustments for $2700 last month. The previous month was $138.
Mine is approx $125 a quarter. 3 apts. 5 adults total (only 1 female though) living there. With washing machine in building.
cmu: Now you have me worried. A back check shows that we have used between 330 and 390 HCF’s per year since 1998. We’re a two family brownstone, with 6 adults and one child. Two kitchens, three bathrooms, one washer and a garden (plants need watering). My quarterly bills show a range of 90 – 120 HCF’s. What are other two family brownstone’s showing as their HCF use per bill?
Parkslopemom, right about g’s low figure, but I wonder about your own. Mine, 4 adults+1 10yrold, 2 washing machines, roughly $150/qtr. Yours is 3x as much? There’s something wrong there, it’s way too high.
Correction. Looking at my water bill online. Last quarter was $128 @ 194gal a day and the quarter before is $167 @ 262gal a day.
I find Giovanna’s claim mighty hard to believe. Your sewer charge is always 159% of your water charge (never been able to figure that one out!). As of July 2007, you are charged $2.02 per Hundred Cubic Feet, which they say is equivalent to 748 gallons of water. There is a minimum charge, even if no water is ever used. It used to be .27 per day – but I think it’s now up past .30. So taking the .27 X 90 days = $24.30 just for water…plus the 159% = $62.43 total bill if you never use a drop of water.
I think if you are getting bills for $170 in New York City, you’re doing very well.
We have a 2 family house, total of 3 bathrooms, 2 high efficiency dishwashers and a front loading washing machine and our annual water/sewage bill last year came close to $1,800.