[goodnesswins]

HA..here in the Northwest they tax and fee charge us on EVERYTHING....every year they have to CHECK our SPRINKLER valve or some such thing....costs, oh, something like $30...that on top of sewer charge (flat) and water....and we live in a place where they’d probably tax the rain if they could figure out how to do it...which I’m sure they are working on, although I think that’s part of what the “sewer charge” is about.

[castlebrew]

It’s probably the backflow prevention assembly on the sprinkler system, from the description. State law requires annual testing. It keeps the bad water in your sprinkler system from getting sucked back into the water supply system and making everyone sick.

[cableguymn]

so for 30 a year you can pump nasty water back in to the system?

wonder what they are snooping around for when they “test” the valve. if they cared about the water supply you could not pay a fee to skip the test.

[goat granny]

just think this country was born out of a tax on tea...

[goat granny]

there was an article a while back on FR about a town that outlawed rain barrels, now don't go collecting God's water cause we need the tax money.....Its unbelieveable that these dumb arse towns election nazi's or else they turn into nazi's when elected....

I am not a townie, got 4 1/2 acres and a well. No tax on well water yet. The only problem is if the grid goes down and no electricity for days, its a problem. If I wasn't so cheap I'd get a generator....