Right now, we pay our bill semi-annually.
That may have been due to the fact we have always paid an 'even share' estimated bill.
Our old meters have not been read, since the 1950s..
Since no one living here remembers anyone coming around to read them..
(Don't know for sure, since people moving here in 1956 are getting really old now).
I can only assume they will start billing us monthly, to pay for the new infrastructure.
The bill will likely increase as the infrastructure grows in size and complexity.
One good thing can come out of this.. If they decide measure the water used on the west side of town, and find out it's a lot less than the water being sent to the west side, they can look for the leaks!
There's a home up the hill from me that has a leak in the copper between the house and the street cut-off.. Makes their lawn very green in one spot, but most of the water just flows out into the street.. It's been leaking for about 20 years now!
When we had the same problem, it was coming into our basement..
So, we had to have the copper repaired.. Cost us about $800!
They dug an 18 ft hole in the front yard..
One of the rocks that came out was so large, they took it away in a very large dump-truck. Round Granite, around 5 feet across..
They didn't want to put it back in the hole, since it would crush the pipe!
