>>>>But, when that happens the city jumps on it right away and sends a backhoe et al and the service is restored in a day or two.
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>>>>At least the poor guy didn't have to pay for all that water <s>
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>>>Nope, not at all. We each pay $35.00 a month billed at $70.00 every two months, but there are charges or using more than the standard allotted portion, which is more than enough, unless the lawn is dying from thirst.
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>>Curious about standard allotted portions. Is it 2,000 gallons, 3,000 gallons a month - or more or less than that? Is it allotted per household or according to the number of people in the household?
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>My bills shows water is measured in cubic meters. It looks as if I am allotted 7.0³ Meters per billing period. The actual billing amount for two months is $71.81

That's expensive water. I think that equates to 1849 gallons. I pay on average 25.00/mth for approximately 2,000 gallons. When I had 4 people living in the same house (and cooking many meals and all 4 taking daily showers and doing laundry and watering the yard), I got close to 3,000 gallons one month.