Outrageous water bills in Howell
How high is your water bill? Not as high, I hope, as some of the New Jersey-American Water Co. users in Howell.
Signs have been sprouting from lawns there complaining about residential water and sewer bills. I can't blame 'em ... one guy said his quarterly bill came to $1,800. That's $7,200 a year! That must be especially painful now, as those lush lawns lose the battle of the elements.
My monthly water bill was around $40. Then teenager-showerism took over. The boy who would only go kicking and screaming, and then in-and-out with nary a smudge off the bar of soap, has discovered the 30-minute shower.
When my water bill doubled, I calmly explained how he was only going to get so clean, and that same level of cleanliness could be accomplished in about five minutes.
I feel for those people in Howell, especially the new homeowners whose water and sewer bills are linked and who were told by the homebuilders to soak their lawns. They got soaked, all right.
What are you paying for water?
Signs have been sprouting from lawns there complaining about residential water and sewer bills. I can't blame 'em ... one guy said his quarterly bill came to $1,800. That's $7,200 a year! That must be especially painful now, as those lush lawns lose the battle of the elements.
My monthly water bill was around $40. Then teenager-showerism took over. The boy who would only go kicking and screaming, and then in-and-out with nary a smudge off the bar of soap, has discovered the 30-minute shower.
When my water bill doubled, I calmly explained how he was only going to get so clean, and that same level of cleanliness could be accomplished in about five minutes.
I feel for those people in Howell, especially the new homeowners whose water and sewer bills are linked and who were told by the homebuilders to soak their lawns. They got soaked, all right.
What are you paying for water?
1 Comments:
I am a resident of Middletown Township where we have N.J.American Water and a Township Sewage Authority and get separate bills from each.This seems not only fair but realistic as no one should have to pay fees for sewage use for water deposited on their lawns.Perhaps Howell should exert some pressure on the developers whose only concern is PROFIT not their customers.This practice is without conscience.Our legislators should address this problem and create laws to prohibit it.
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