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

[Joel Bartlett (altairecovillage]

Perfect!  Thank you so much for the information.

Joel

On Mon, Dec 2, 2024 at 5:52 AM Mac Thomson via Cohousing-L <
cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> wrote:

> 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
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>
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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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