Water Bills Pay Back Public Works’ Loans: Cheap Water Becoming a Thing of the Past in Oregon (PortlandTribune)
(April 22, 2009, The Portland Tribune)
“We have very good water,” Jon Hanken the city manager said. “But it isn’t cheap.”
Other charges on city water bills include a $15.70 meter charge plus 33 cents per every 100,000 gallons of water that is used or .0033 per gallon.
These charges pay for the management and maintenance of the water and sewer systems.
Twenty-four hours a day computers monitor the water coming in and going out of the system. Water operators like Steven Smith monitor the computers and do lab work that evaluates the quality of water coming into the treatment plants and going out…
In Vernonia, residents pay $100 a month for water and sewer plus a $2 park fee that makes the total $102 per month.
St. Helens residents pay a flat fee of $73.34 per month plus $2.87 per 100 cubic feet of water. That translates to .0038 cents per gallon. According to St. Helens City Manager Chad Olsen Boise Inc. does not subsidize city water or sewer rates…
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