Current property has a house and a self-contained unit at the rear of the block. In the house, there is a family of 5 (3 young girls) and in the SCU, an early 20's female. The property isn't separately metered, so I obviously pay for water charges as well.
Over the past year, I had realised that the total water bill were quite high but never really looked into it in much more detail, until yesterday. I went through the last four bills, and tracked water consumption, which has averaged at ~1000 litres per day It has varied from 900 to 1200. That equates to around $250 water usage per quarter. And no, they don't water the garden either.
Initially I thought it was a leak, but given the variability in the use, I suspect it is tenants usage. However I will be doing a small check with the usage, by checking the water meter late in the evening and then first thing in the morning. If the meter hasn't moved, then there is probably no leak.
Assuming no leak, I have a quote to put in a meter at the rear of the property, which is around $800, so payback is less than 12 months. So that seems like a goer.
My questions however are this
* for those with families what do you typically use in water over a billing cycle?
* Given the focus on water, drought conditions, I cannot understand why SE Water wouldn't have contacted the owner (ie me) about excess water consumption. What happened to the 155 lites per day target recently started by the Vic Government ?
Over the past year, I had realised that the total water bill were quite high but never really looked into it in much more detail, until yesterday. I went through the last four bills, and tracked water consumption, which has averaged at ~1000 litres per day It has varied from 900 to 1200. That equates to around $250 water usage per quarter. And no, they don't water the garden either.
Initially I thought it was a leak, but given the variability in the use, I suspect it is tenants usage. However I will be doing a small check with the usage, by checking the water meter late in the evening and then first thing in the morning. If the meter hasn't moved, then there is probably no leak.
Assuming no leak, I have a quote to put in a meter at the rear of the property, which is around $800, so payback is less than 12 months. So that seems like a goer.
My questions however are this
* for those with families what do you typically use in water over a billing cycle?
* Given the focus on water, drought conditions, I cannot understand why SE Water wouldn't have contacted the owner (ie me) about excess water consumption. What happened to the 155 lites per day target recently started by the Vic Government ?