12-13-2019, 11:24 AM
This conversation got me wondering about our water rates here in southern Ontario (Lake Ontario is about one mile from our house). The one bill that I looked at (my wife takes care of the financial duties) for the period from May 1st to Sept. 17th showed a "fixed charge" of $98.00, (which is likely the sewer charge) plus $113.00 for water used.
During that period, we used 82.22 cubic metres of water, which translates to 18,088 Imperial gallons, or 21,706 U.S. gallons, and if the "fixed charge" and useage figures are combined, we paid $211.00, or around $0.01/Imp. gal., or $0.009/U.S. gal. The dollar figures are, of course, in Canadian dollars, which are currently worth about $0.75 U.S.
I knew that water rates were pretty good here, but am astounded that they're so much cheaper than I had imagined.
We get garbage pick-up once a week, but there's talk of changing that to bi-weekly, although the recycling pick-up will remain weekly. Recycling here is pretty comprehensive (for those of us who bother), and because of that, we put garbage out perhaps only once a month. Garbage rates are included in our property taxes, and not, as far as I'm aware, an item that's specifically shown.
Wayne
During that period, we used 82.22 cubic metres of water, which translates to 18,088 Imperial gallons, or 21,706 U.S. gallons, and if the "fixed charge" and useage figures are combined, we paid $211.00, or around $0.01/Imp. gal., or $0.009/U.S. gal. The dollar figures are, of course, in Canadian dollars, which are currently worth about $0.75 U.S.
I knew that water rates were pretty good here, but am astounded that they're so much cheaper than I had imagined.
We get garbage pick-up once a week, but there's talk of changing that to bi-weekly, although the recycling pick-up will remain weekly. Recycling here is pretty comprehensive (for those of us who bother), and because of that, we put garbage out perhaps only once a month. Garbage rates are included in our property taxes, and not, as far as I'm aware, an item that's specifically shown.
Wayne