Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Common House Water Usage

[Mac Thomson (macthomson]

Our common house water usage averages 167 gal/day or about 5000 gal/mo.

Our common house water usage includes:
laundry facilities used by maybe 10 households (many households do laundry in 
their own homes)
two guest rooms
three community meals per week


-- 
Mac Thomson

Heartwood Cohousing
Southwest Colorado
http://www.heartwoodcohousing.com


"This world may all be a dream, but we must still work to make it a happy 
dream."
        - Yamada Kõun Roshi
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> On Nov 29, 2024, at 6:51 PM, Joel Bartlett <altairecovillage [at] gmail.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> Katie,
> Thanks for your response.  You are answering a decidedly different question
> from what I asked, but very interesting.  Our water company is probably not
> going to allow a single meter.  We would love a single meter so we can have
> a single water filter. Ann Arbor's Sunward Cohousing had to start
> metering each house when there was an unknown water leak driving up
> everyone's shared water bill they needed to identify.
> 
> No, I am asking for the actual water usage in the Common House - how many
> gallons/month?
> 
> Yours, Joel
> 
> On Fri, Nov 29, 2024 at 3:41 PM Katie Henry <katie-henry [at] att.net> wrote:
> 
>> In the two cohousing communities I'm familiar with, there's a single water
>> meter for the whole project that covers all residences and common spaces.
>> The water bill is divided among households based on the number of units,
>> the size of the units, and/or the number of occupants. The exact formula is
>> something to discuss prior to moving in.
>> 
>> Total usage for the year is estimated for the annual budget. Each
>> household's share is included in their monthly HOA dues.
>> 
>> This is pretty standard practice in regular condos and apartment complexes
>> as well. They may not have cohousing amenities, but they often have a pool
>> with dressing rooms and showers, and extensive sprinkler systems, so lots
>> of water usage. The cost is divided among the occupants. It is rarely
>> cost-effective or worth the trouble to submeter water and track specific
>> uses (unlike electricity).
>> 
>> Katie Henry
>> Heartwood Commons - Tulsa
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