[Publius Valerius]

I don't know, the city where I live charges sewer rates based on water usage. If you water your lawn a lot in the summer, your sewer bill goes through the roof.

Really? In my city, and others that I've heard, you can get a separate meter that measures the water that you use for the lawn, and you don't have to pay sewer on that water. Have you asked your water company about that? In my city, the

[Publius Valerius]

In my city, the

Oops. I meant to say that in my city, the meter is $250 or so.

[runninglips]

The city specifically set up the system so that they get higher revenues. They actually have to use fire hydrants to flush the drains because people conserve and use less than the optimum amount to keep it free flowing, thus wasting water. Government, you can’t live with it, and you can’t bury it in your back yard.