has anyone left the water on... for.....

[azelgin]

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There are a lot of community well water systems in our neck of the woods. Most users pay over the actual monthly cost, to pay for future repairs. There are also several private water companies. Very bizarre.

 

[morelcabin]

That is bizzarre...I have never heard of that before.

 

[chickenlittle32]

*embarrassingly raises hand* I once left the water hose on all night..(on 2 different occasions)...forgetting I was filling my small outdoor fish pond....Needless to say, I killed all my fish and had a high water bill...When you find the brain pills, please let me know...bc I sure need them!

 

[Mrs. Glassman]

We have had the main water pipe burst twice, and run all night long before we noticed it. Didn't raise our water bill by much.

Once, many years ago, we had one of those hateful little drag-around clothes washers. The stop on it was broken so it would fill to the point of overflow without shutting off.

I flooded the whole house on more than one occasion.

 

[CedarRidgeChicks]

Can't tell you how many times we have left the water on to the horse/cow trough..all night..all afternoon..we are on County water..it increased our bill around $10.00..a normal month for us is about $35.00..

 

[BellLisamo]

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Kind of did that. That's probably about 4800 gallons of water at the most. About 600 cubic feet. Are you guys on a water system, or a well?

When the Canelo fire was headed over the hill towards us this spring, I pumped about 15000 gallons over 8 hours from the well through sprinklers over the hillside. I just figured out on the calculator that the extra electricity cost me about $4. You shouldn't notice much difference in your bill.

Oh wow, thats good news. Yes it is a well.

 

[BarkerChickens]

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That is common here too. If the area has water shortages or enough people tapped into the aquifer, it is not uncommon for a water district to take over the groundwater management. You pay them for water, but in return, they are responsible for maintaining the aquifer for contamination monitoring and making sure that the water level doesn't decrease too much (otherwise people's well go dry). Around here, many areas have had recharge projects implemented to maintain the groundwater levels since more water is being pumped out than what is going back into the ground. Paying for the water cover that (but it is MUCH cheaper than being on city water!).

As for the water bill...while we haven't left on the water for that long that I can remember, we used to have grass that had to be watered 3 times a day everyday. I am sure it adds up to far more water than what you lost in the 8 hrs. Our bill dropped in the range of $25-$35 a month by replacing our grass with drought tolerant landscaping. I don't think that it will be that big of an increase. I am sure the $200 will cover your entire water bill for the month, plus a few bucks on the following month's bill!

 

[BellLisamo]

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There are a lot of community well water systems in our neck of the woods. Most users pay over the actual monthly cost, to pay for future repairs. There are also several private water companies. Very bizarre.

yes. this one is called holiday water company and its out of their own home, so we go over there to pay the bill....

 

[BellLisamo]

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omg, my grandma swears by lethicin.... she used to make me take those before a test in high school LOL

it says "Lethicin Supplement products help improve Focus, Improve Memory, and Improve Circulation. Related topics include ADD, Alzheimer's Disease, and Memory Loss. "

 

[azelgin]

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Do they come in an "Extra Strength" version? I could really use some.