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Blog commentary: Water prices in San Diego – at least there’s water to pay for

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on January 5, 2010 at 4:28 pm

From GrokSurf’s San Diego blog:

“We’ve known it was coming and now that January is here, the next water rate increase is taking effect. Every time we get an incremental water rate increase, the news media jumps on the story and before long the comments threads are alive with people complaining about being ripped off for using water or for conserving water. Sigh.

My 3-member family lives in a 2600 sq. ft home on a 14,700 sq. ft. landscaped lot near Lake Murray and we used 12 HCF in the last two-month period (to me it still seems too much but I think it compares well on the sparing side). The water used fee was $35.72 for those two months. There’s also a base fee for another $35.18 regardless how much water was used, but that’s money for fixed operating expenses. Compare that with our nonessential Cox Cable bill which is $108.67 per month for TV alone. From that perspective, even a doubling of the water used fee would not be a big deal, especially knowing it’s for a necessity of life. … “

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January 5, 2010 · Filed Under San Diego

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