I was fortunate - my husband pulled up our lawns, front and back - several years ago and we now have native plants and trees - my water bill has never gone over tier 1.
Some of my neighbors are elderly or disabled and have to keep the a/c at 74 degrees so their bills are terrible.
We have a pow-wow in my front yard when the bills come in and we all compare notes - the ones with large lawns, front and back, are getting hit hard with high water bills, unfortunately, the elderly and disabled too because of having to keep the a/c turned low.
In England they do the same rip off as here. It is because of owners giving investors a percent plus what they want which is always more.
https://dailysceptic.org/2025/07/22/the-great-water-rip-off-has-been-obvious-for-decades/