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Posted by: Matt Guinn - February 14, 2007 05:58 AM
These figures feel misleading to me. Portland's sewer and storm water runoff charges that effectively double the water delivery rate that is declared in the figures. The real question is whether the other cities in the survey include or exclude their sewer and storm water charges in the figure. My perception is that these other cities may well be including the sewer and storm wate runoff in their rates. I have friends who live in surrounding communities in Clackamas and Washington county - their water bills are half mine. Portland water has made repeated administrative management and infrastructure mistakes which in my view are responsible.
Posted by: Tricia Knoll - February 14, 2007 08:14 AM
Matt: According to Austin's report, these figures are for drinking water service only. Stormwater management and sewerage services were not part of this price comparison. Austin assembled it for the purpose of comparing the rates for drinking water services.
Posted by: tn kingfish - August 02, 2007 10:55 PM
you think you pay alot i live in speedwell tn. and my bill for 6500 gallons is over $50 without sewer or anything. and it keeps going up every year. last year i had a water line break and used a little over 18000 gallons and my bill was almost $200. i would cry but i cant afford to get dehydrated.
Posted by: Damien - January 08, 2008 07:56 PM
Water utilities costs for lower Utah County, Utah including sewer: $53.00 per month. That's without the additional garbage disposal fee. |
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Interesting figures... the one that stands out to me is the fact that Portland's water is about 35% higher in cost than Phoenix... and we're here in the rainy northwest, while Phoenix is in the desert...