Gregor Robertson wants to install water meters in Vancouver Houses

[Tom R]

I have lived in a Strata in Surrey for the last 6 years and we have been on a water meter since the project was built.

The advantage is that only the main water supply to a Strata is metered so any excess water usage that I may have with my 500G system is paid by my 73 neighbors.

Water conservation is quickly becoming a major issue and wasting water is something we should all be concerned with.

Tom R

[Snaz]

Water is life and there is less and less of it around that we can drink. Why anyone thinks a hunk of crystallized carbon is worth anything and then complains about paying for fresh water confounds me. I know no one here is complaining I'm just making a broad observation.

[RuGlu6]

Originally Posted by Snaz

Water is life and there is less and less of it around that we can drink. Why anyone thinks a hunk of crystallized carbon is worth anything and then complains about paying for fresh water confounds me. I know no one here is complaining I'm just making a broad observation.

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I agree crystallized carbon is worth about $50 a carat, the reat is a markup.

[new but handy]

Hey sphelps
not too many people in Van have to water their lawns

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

I've NEVER watered my lawn in Burnaby

Water is for putting INTO aquariums, not wasting on grass that we then have to cut, IMHO.

[Veng68]

I do water my lawn but only on prescribed days and times. Gotta keep the grass healthy or those damn european chaffer beetle grubs start killing it and then the stupid crows start digging up the lawn.

I hate those grubs

Cheers,
Vic

[StirCrazy]

do they just want to add meter or actualy put them inside your house? I would be hesident about letting them put a water meter inside the house. maybe ask them for proof that there insurance will cover any water dammage due to anything they have installed or modifyed, and get it in writing.

so if the water meter springs a leak and floods your house.. the city picks up the tab, not your insurance.

we had meters in victoria but they were underground at the property line, I always assumed that everyone in BC was on meters untill I moved to kamloops, now there going to have a hard time to get me on to one. in some ways I think it is a good idea, and in some ways I think it is a bad one..

right now I pay a city utility fee twice a year that covers sewer, water, garbage, ect. the city sets the rates based on the actual operating costs.

with meters the water and sewer will be tied to actual usage, so if you waist a lot of water you should pay a little more, if you are semi water concious then you will pay less.

also after living in victoria for 20 years and not being able to have a nice lawn in the summer as the ground was to sandy and couldn't hold mositure, I want a nice lawn. now who ever said 1/2" a week is out to lunch. it takes 1" of water to penatrate 6 to 8" in loam soil and you want to get a penatration dept of 8" or more. the trick is deep waterings spread apart. twice a week. I find the sprinklers in my new house are set to go every second day, but I haven't figured out how much water yet, but my lawn sure looks nice.

So this way I would apposed to meters as I want to water my grass the optimal amount, but everywhere else I am water concious so I might even out

Steve

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by new but handy

Hey sphelps
not too many people in Van have to water their lawns

Hahaha, yeah I know. But you know what I'm getting at.

I think everyone should be on meters, it's a good thing and justifying it as a bad thing because you enjoy wasting water and not having to pay for it is just silly and irresponsible. The bottom line is the world is changing and people are starting to realize how fragile it is and how much we really rely on it yet we take things for granted. We all need to be more conscience of what we're using and that goes further than just water.