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The cost of water
Water is Earth’s most abundant natural resource. But if you want it to come out of the tap at home, it will cost you.
Butler County and Hamilton continue posturing over ways to cut water rates for county ratepayers without the county taking its business to Greater Cincinnati WaterWorks. (Read about that here) So it seemed like a good time to find out exactly who pays the most and least for water in Butler and Warren counties. After a good deal of research, we found a wide disparity — the most expensive water in Butler County costs four times what the cheapest does. Continue reading the story below to see the numbers:
Fairfield - $46.77
Loveland (Warren County) - $65.98
Hamilton - $62.40
Waynesville (Warren County) - $66.45
Middletown - $70.89
Mason (Warren County) - $71.22
Warren County - $74.03
Lebanon (Warren County) - $76.02
Trenton - $80.01
Springboro (Warren County) - $89.38
Seven Mile - $93.63
Oxford - $94.53
Franklin (Warren County) - $100.62
Monroe - $104.55
West Middletown - $116.86
New Miami - $120.90
Butler County - $125.94
Southwest Regional Water District - $132.68
College Corner - $196.58
Rates are based on 22,500 gallons or 3,000 cubic feet of water in a three month period. This is the average consumption for a family of four, according to the city of Oakwood, which conducts an annual survey that produced roughly half the above numbers.
Read Sunday’s newspaper for an analysis of where our water comes from, why these rates are what they are and what’s being done to change them.
So what do you think? Are you paying too much for water?
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