I'm at work and don't have my bill handy. I got our rates off of the internet. It's interesting to see how different rates are calculated.

$1.01 per 1000 gallons.
$2.2520 per 1000 gallons of intake water for sewer charge.

There are other set/minimum fees, but I'd have to check my bill.

Funny you should ask! We just had a rate increase, actually it is legal hwy robbery, if you ask me. Here is the breakdown:

old rate: $1.67 just to have water service in your name, plus $0.317 per 100 gals.
old rate for sewer: $4.31 just to have sewer in your name, plus $0.445 per 100 gals.

new rate: $2.42, plus $0.638 per 100 gals water
sewer: $18.68, plus $0.544 per 100 gals.

Seems a little high to me. The water rates doubled!! And look at the sewer, from $4.31 to $18.68!!

I truly don't know how they justify that. However, I have service through the city utilities and I guess they have to come up with some way to offset the cost of having almost every street in town under construction plus the new overpass going across the hwy.

Grrrrr!

Here is a link that might be useful: my blog

I own a farm/ranch . We have three wells on our property .
Our water bills ?
Initial costs of well drilling -- thousands
Replacing worn parts -- hundreds each year
Water treatment for the house - $ 650 to install system
$100/year for product
Electricity to run 3 wells ? who knows
My favorite well guy showing up for emergencies day or night ? priceless !
I still pay storm water fees plus other fees such as hurricane fees on my yearly property taxes .
When the area loses power , we lose water . Cattle can drink over 30 gallons per day each animal so we must contend with that emergency .

I do not know how much my water actually costs but I think it is more than what I read in the above posts and it is a guaranteed bigger pain in the neck than your service ! Be thankful you even have clean running water unlike so many other countries .

I have a well, so I don't have to pay, other than the electricity to run it.

This is the first time I've ever had a well, and while I was hesitant at first, now I love it.

Dee

We have a well at our cabin, which is great for 'free' water, but it doesn't work if the power is out. And, our water is ROCK hard with rust and calcium, but the worst part is...there is sulpher in it. We don't drink it because it smells so bad. We fill 7 gallon containers at home and take them to our cabin to drink and cook with.

I love to see these comparisons, it's interesting to see how our utilities stack up against others.

I'm in small town southern Alberta and am paying:
Water - metered (per 1000 gal) - $4.43
Sewer - metered (per 1000 gal of water used) - $5.66

We should all be glad we're not paying the actual cost of delivering fresh potable water to our homes, the infrastructure & treatment doesn't come cheap.

We have spring water to our home. It runs underground from the spring house to a cistern and then a second cachement we put in. We have an electrically powered shallow well pump in the second cistern and I have a good old fashioned pitcher pump from the first. So I have water whether the electric is working or not. It's wonderfully pure water, and I've had it tested for agricultural use, and practically neutral and extraordinarily soft. One drop of detergent, and you have suds. The taste is the best I've ever drank.

My greenhouses run off an irrigation well. It's very deep, and cost thousands to drill. I have seen ads in the paper for real estate and the realtors used the phrase free water for those properties. Hah! The spring is pretty darned close to free, but a well is anything but. You are, for all intents and purposes running a non-subsidised water plant. Everything from the initial cost to the maintenance, to the safety is your responsibility. The system also requires a pressure tank and you better be a mechanic, because in our area, nobody and I mean nobody in the plumbing business will work on them or install them. So, you learn to do it yourself. I see a niche somebody could get rich in.

So, you pay for water dearly sooner or later.

I also own property in town. The minimum water bill is about thirty dollars bi-monthly and that is just for being hooked up, whether you use it or not. It does include refuse pick-up, sewer fees. If you use the water, the cost goes up, of course. The breakdown shows the sewerage is at least twice the cost of the water. For a community with a fairly low population, and ample water, the rates are pretty stiff. I know a family member used to get sixty dollar bi-monthly bills and she watched her consumption closely.

Our water conservation district is trying to get all property owners to have assessments for storm run-off, whether they're hooked to a system or have their own sewerage systems. So far, it hasn't happened, but I imagine it's coming down the road, and would appear on our property taxes.

I live in a rural area. I have a septic system and a well which is shared between two properties. I had magnets put on the well pipes, hot water pipe, and evaporative cooler pipe to break down the minerals in the hard water. The magnets cost nearly $1000 including installation, but they are maintenance free and a one time purchase. Big difference, no more ugly spots on my glassware.

I have to pay to have the septic tank pumped every 18 months, about $100, if I do the digging to get to the tank. Another $60 if they do the digging. Electricity for the well pump costs about $7.50 a month. There is a small well house. During freezing weather I run a heat lamp in there 24/7 to make sure the pump doesn't freeze.

Lorna

Mine are:
Water charge
Base fee $1.95 for frist 7 gal
$1.90 per 1000 gal thereafter
adminsitrative fee $3.00
tax 7%

Sewer Charge
base fee $2.47 first 7 gal
$4.27 per 1000 gal thereafter
tax 7%