September 27, 2010

 re cost of watering lawns

 
 How much should it cost to water your lawns?

 Actual cost of residential service, to irrigate in Seattle, is about
 1.5 cents per square foot of lawn under irrigation, per dry month.

 Irrigation is only needed about 3 months per year, July - September.
 Lawns need about 1 inch of water per week during these months.

 However, wastewater rate charges, based on actual water useage per 
 month, can triple that amount.

 Residential wastewater charges in Seattle are based on winter useage,  
 so irrigation water should not incur additional wastewater charges. 

 Non-residential and multifamily users incur the extra wastewater charge.
 Multifamily is generally considered 3 units or more, in Seattle.

 Other cities, such as Bellevue, Redmond, and Kirkland,  are wholesale
 customers of SWD, and set their own rates for water and wastewater.

 Shoreline and parts of Burien also set thier own rates for wastewater.  

 Properties on separate irrigation meters do not incur wastewater charges. 


 Don Bassman
 Landscape Specialists
 https://goodFolksToMow.com