Ya sure, i bet the volunteers will be running down to city hall enmass to be taxed to death for some H2O. Sounds smart to me. What is next after the water meters are in place? Oh I know sell off the water distribution rights to a private company. Can you nitwits out there see what is coming?, probably not.

Yup, the city's gonna have a hard time finding volunteers for this. Water will become like gas, and the price will keep going up.

You might save a little money for a year or two, but they'll catch up later. They always do.

Hay you guys are right on the spot today. I agree its a dangerous precident for our city to be going down.

What ever you do don't get a water meter for the sake of your children....

I have first hand knowledge of how the water metering will eventually work. I used to talk to an Auditor for the American Association of Railroads (AAR), he was based out of Tucson, Arizona where water is metered and has been for years. Down there the wealthy people have green grass and the less than wealthy don't. That clearly shows that the rich though they may have to spend more money won't have to conserve, they will whine but pay! The regular people who eventually won't be able to afford the amount of metered water they need will be forced to conserve. The little guy's will get hammered again. Maybe if city hall was more efficient we wouldn't have this issue. Remember this is Canada, we have the water make the Americans pay through the teeth for it. They seem to like giving us the shaft anyway they can. Metered water is a bad idea....

I grew up in an eastern Canadian city which has been metering water for half a century at least. It was strange to come to PG and not have control over how much I had to pay for water.

Wondering how many out there want to go on a fixed rate for gas or electricity? The ones who use it the most would seem reasonable to me.

Interesting to ty the sewer charge in with the water charge. I am assuming that those who have thick lawns and large properties use considerably more water than that which goes back down the drain. Of course, with the cahnge in weather here in the last 6 or 7 years we have had to use less water for that purpose.

So, I will pay for water, but I will backcharge the city of the 16 feet of grass between the curb and my property line ... ;-)

I would "volunteer" if I would not have to pay for water for the next 5 years ...... *S*

An interesting article ....

http://www.perc.ca/PEN/2005-05-06/s-stolte.html

"Michel Chevalier, a utilities official with the city of Ottawa, said the city's water system is due for a whole system upgrade soon to deal with a variety of piping and meter inefficiencies that see approximately one quarter of Ottawa's drinking water supply disappear unaccounted for into the system."


"The city could adopt a seasonal rate structure, with higher summer rates discouraging "discretionary use" like watering lawns or washing cars. This option succeeded in Windsor, where individual demand immediately decreased .."

"As the city upgrades its meters, it could encourage residents to adopt low-flow technology, such as specialized showerheads and small toilets."

We already have aerators which reduce water usage ... I am not interested in reducing flow in the WC much below the existing since the plunger will become a commonly used tool ....

Why look for volunteer's,with all the new homes being built just have the contractors install them during the constuction stage,probably alot cheaper that way,wouldn't you think.
ROCK

Sounds like a very reasonable idea ....

I suspect, however, that no one is willing to chance loosing a sale on a speculative building due to possible resistance in buying such a house.