Your water bill: a closer look

If you live in an area that will have secondary water this summer, then you have some decisions to make.  You probably have some questions as well.  If you haven’t read my earlier posts, check them out.

Some questions you might be asking right now are:

Do I want to spend the time and money it will take to connect to the secondary system this year?  Is all this work worth it?  How much money will I really save?

Most homes will use about 40,000 gallons of water in the summer months.  The following illustrates a comparison of two homes in the secondary coverage area – one home using secondary water and another using culinary water.  Shown below is an example of both homes using 40,000 gallons for indoor and outdoor use.  The first illustration demonstrates a breakdown of a water bill for one using 40,000 gallons of culinary water alone.  The second example shows how a user will save if the resident uses 10,000 gallons for indoor use and the remaining 30,000 gallons of outdoor use as secondary water.  You can see that in the summer months, using secondary water will save you about $5 a month.  As our culinary costs continue to rise, I presume that the disparity between culinary and secondary water costs will only increase.

The city of Herriman released a document encouraging those in the coverage area to hook up to the system.  You can read it here: WATER Fact Sheet Final-1.

As always, if you have questions, feel free to contact me by commenting here or via email at Mikedayherriman@live.com

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