Small town water/sewer prices

• mcburg93

  

  What is everyone paying? The base price here is $65 and its going up in a few months to 75. Just curious what some of you pay in the smaller towns.
• thavoice

  We pay $96 every three months for sewer/water in our small town.
• Devils Advocate

  

  I have a well and septic tank
  
  Hope this helps
• Crimson and Gray Hair

  

  I have a slop pot and a stream within walking distance
  
  Hope this helps
• Belly35

  

  sewer/water/trash pick up.... $90.00 monthly average ... remember that is based on water useage
• thavoice

  Belly35;1362932 wrote:sewer/water/trash pick up.... $90.00 monthly average ... remember that is based on water useage

  Ouch. OUr trash pick up is done differently. Ya buy incredibley outrageous priced special trash bags at the grocery for the company ti pick up. Guess it is better since ya only pay for what ya actually use instead of a flat rate.
• GoChiefs

  

  $45ish in Massillon.
• Sonofanump

  $60-$70ish including trash.
• Cat Food Flambe'

  

  As comparison - in the NW suburbs of Columbus, I pay about $200 a quarter - $300-$325 if I water the lawn in the summer (even with the meter that takes water from the outside spigot off the sewer/stormwater calculation).
  
  No direct charges for trash, yard waste, and recyling pickup.
• Terry_Tate

  

  About $50 a month in Cincinnati
• fan_from_texas

  We pay around 150/qtr for water/sewer. Highest was around 300 when we were watering regularly.
• bases_loaded

  

  $44 a month for water/sewer/trash in Dover
• dlazz

  I live in Columbus and pay about $30 each month.
  
  Hope this helps.
• Sonofanump

  dlazz;1363400 wrote:I live in Columbus and pay about $30 each month.
  
  Hope this helps.

  I though you lived in your mom's basement.
• dlazz

  Sonofanump;1363404 wrote:I though you lived in your mom's basement.

  
• Sonofanump

  Congrats for moving out on your own. Good job young man.
• mcburg93

  

  Thanks for all the responses. Was curious cause they are raising them in town. My sister was throwing a fit and wanted to know what others were paying.
• Ironman92

  

  Our sewer rates are typically about double of our water. Ours is around $55-$60 month....sewer only. Water + sewer between $80-90......mix in trash $94-$104 a month.
• bases_loaded

  

  mcburg93;1363413 wrote:Thanks for all the responses. Was curious cause they are raising them in town. My sister was throwing a fit and wanted to know what others were paying.

  Our water went up 3% this year.
• fan_from_texas

  mcburg93;1363413 wrote:Thanks for all the responses. Was curious cause they are raising them in town. My sister was throwing a fit and wanted to know what others were paying.

  
  In Ohio, do they need PUCO approval or can they raise them unilaterally? Water prices are typically cost-based, so the increase likely reflects a regular increase in the cost of doing business.
• mcburg93

  

  fan_from_texas;1363426 wrote:In Ohio, do they need PUCO approval or can they raise them unilaterally? Water prices are typically cost-based, so the increase likely reflects a regular increase in the cost of doing business.

  They just put in a new water tower a few years ago. They raised them from 45 i think to 65 to pay the balance of what grants didnt pay. Now they want to raise them again to pay for repairs to town water lines. The problem is the 65 was only suppose to be for two years and now they are raising it to 75 this year and then 90 next year. This is for water and sewage usage combined. I am guessing they dont have to have the PUCO approval cause nothing was said about it.
• fan_from_texas

  What town? If I have time tomorrow, I can do a quick check to see whether anything has been filed. I'm a utility lawyer and represent utilities in their rate cases before state utility commissions.
• mcburg93

  

  fan_from_texas;1363489 wrote:What town? If I have time tomorrow, I can do a quick check to see whether anything has been filed. I'm a utility lawyer and represent utilities in their rate cases before state utility commissions.

  Yes they did file I just checked with my sister. Its mechanicsburg ohio I am just concerned for the prices cause my sister is a single mother who owns her house and any increase puts a strain on her.
• ernest_t_bass

  

  We use a lot of water, so we're usually ~$100
• WebFire

  Water/trash/sewer based on water usage, usually in the $65-90/mo range.