Thanks. It is a stick used by the city. Above 4 CCF, they jack the price. They gave us an incentive, we try to use it.
We're no saints. A few months get a 4 CCF, and if I plant grass seed in the fall, I usually get a 5 or 6 CCF for a month or two. 20 years ago before they went to graduated pricing, I watered the lawn a lot and remember a few months above 10 CCF. Not anymore, too costly.
For 3 CCF, our bill comes out to $64. That's water + sewer + storm water + trash + hazardous waste. Only water and sewer are charged by the meter. So: water/sewer=$41, other stuff=$23.
Yeah, use more water, pay more sewer. Unless you get a separate meter for lawn water. Not worth it IMHO if you are easy on gardening water.
They are raising these rates at about 5% a year consistently the last decade. Then they can say that taxes are not going up. Raleigh may have a few Chicagoans on council. They are learning northern based trickery. They supply to some suburbs, and charge a much higher rate for them (basically double).
Raleigh water rates (after all the base charges):
* 0-4 CCF = $2.59 per
* 5-10 CCF = $4.32 per
* 11 CCF+ = $5.75 per
Sewer: flat $4.54 per CCF
So, in Raleigh, NW-Bound's 31 CCF would cost me $340 per month. Yeah, that's a stick alright.