Sewer Charges (Atlanta: home, maintenance, tax)

[simor]

Department of Watershed Management just sent me a bill that includd a $300 sewer charge
Anybody experiencing similar madness?

[WWDoc]

Sewer charges are tacked on to owner's water bill to provide the water to flush the system, interestingly enough they often charge people not on the system but having their own septic system, who'da thought?

[FONT=Verdana]Also be aware that most new sewer systems now being installed are "low-flow" which adds additional pump and maintenance cost to the home owner. Added to the fact that most municipal sewer systems in the east are cracked with age and draining into the local aquifer and those in more tectonically active areas are cracking from constant shear and stress thus causing them to drain into the aquifer, municipal sewers are poisoning your drinking water faster that you can fill your glass.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana]On the up side it makes larger and larger cities possible enriching both politicians and “sanitation” corporations, costing the tax payer billions and paying minor lip-service to this problem in the form of surveys and reports. The afore mentioned surveys and reports used to force more taxpayers to link into an already failed system.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana]After all, wouldn’t you rather be forced to pay $20,000 amortized over the next 20 years (about $1200 per year) rather than fixing or even installing any one of the new septic system technologies?[/FONT]

[noah]

If you live in the city the rates are increasing and will continue to pay for a major overhaul. The work needs to be done but the lack of customer service and severe issues is a major concern.

Atlanta water, sewer rates among nation's highest *| ajc.com