City of Buffalo NY water rates to increase thirty percent. Why?

[oneighty]

On the local news this evening it is reported; city residents because of their high water bills have been conserving too much. Water rates must go up because consumption has gone down.

It has been my experience over the years the same reasoning applies to saving on household utilities, heating and electricity. Conserve, pay more.

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[aquart]

1. Do you plan to keep this administration?

Because one feels they could seriously use an audit.

[oneighty]

2. No

I live in Silver Creek. Chautauqua Co. Our water comes from Erie County Water Authority--pretty expensive also.

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[JitterbugPerfume]

3. boy , those people got you

coming and going

[salvorhardin]

4. I can't remember the name

but there's a bottled water they sell around here (central NY) that has that uses Buffalo municipal water supply. I'd think they'd be using enough water to drive down your costs.

[oneighty]

6. Four of the Great Lake's

water runs right past the City of Buffalo. They have plenty of water.

Lot of good stuff in that water too. Lot of chemicals and rare metals.

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[salvorhardin]

7. Yeah, I found it ironic

The bottled water is named something like "Clear Springs" or "Pure Mountain" and yet it's Buffalo city water.

[July]

8. Well, as a native of that city, I have to say the water is pretty good.

Not outstanding, but potable.

[izzie]

5. It gets a little more crazy every day.

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[maveric]

9. Is there a water shortage in Buffalo?

Its not like LA or San Diego where we're in a fucking desert and it hardly ever rains!
:wtf:

[July]

10. Yeah, somebody 'splain me this.

Because Lake Erie is one big-ass lake. My mother lives a tenth of a mile from it, and I can't make sense out of this.

[oneighty]

11. There is plenty of water

I imagine there is not enough usage money (Water bills) to cover the cost of processing and delivery, so it is necessary to increase the unit cost.

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