Annual bills canrange from a hundred to three hundred dollars a year. If your communitybases both water rates and sewage rates on metered water use, reducing yourwater bill can also save on sewage costs. Conservation can also minimize potentialrate increases. When communities grow, but do not conserve water, watersupply and sewage treatment facilities must grow as well. This can leadto increased rates and taxes.
Conservation now can keep rates and taxeslower in the future.
Reducing Water Use inthe Home Changing habits is often the most cost-effective way of reducing water use. Careful selection of water-efficient hardware and appliances can also help. A good water conservation plan will involve both changes in habit and replacementof old hardware with new. Looking at current levels of water consumptionand use patterns in your household can tell you a lot about your best chancesfor saving water. You can calculate the amount of water you use by usingyour water bin.