Rising Water Costs May Deluge Bills
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By Ellen Gedalius, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Jun. 5--TAMPA -- Look at your water bill today.   Double it.   That's about how much you will be paying for water by 2012, according to a proposal obtained late Monday by The Tampa Tribune.
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This winter, rising oil prices will translate into higher heating bills for households.
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Convenience usually comes at a price â and that price has been climbing.
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Wind, rain, floods. All cause damage--and are to blame for some states' super-high home insurance rates.
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Heating bills will still be higher this winter, but costs appear to have peaked last month.
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By Tony Davis, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Sep. 22--A new city water-conservation proposal would hit apartment-building owners and renters much harder than single-family homeowners.
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Cost-cutting moves are benefiting Whirlpool, but they will soon run their course.
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Utilities and insurance companies are expected to try to recover massive expenses from the recent hurricanes, and consumers could be the ones who pay.
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They started pouring in late last week, at more than double the usual daily rate.
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By Sara Perkins, The Monitor, McAllen, Texas  Feb. 24--RIO GRANDE CITY -- Almost $3 million in grants and loans should  go a long way toward improving water service for 500 households north of the  city -- but not all the way.
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Northern Ireland householders will face an average water bill of Â£300, according to the government.
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Health plan fees are soaring and many of the nationâs early retirees are having a hard time paying the bills.
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By Chuck Mueller, San Bernardino County Sun, Calif.  Mar. 5--Planning ahead for regional growth and potential drought, a High  Desert agency expects to spend $3million this year to buy water from the  California Aqueduct for its thirsty customers.
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By Rita Savard, The Sun, Lowell, Mass.  Feb. 23--CHELMSFORD -- Paying high fees for trash removal prompted residents to raise a stink in the past.
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By Manny Gamallo, Tulsa World, Okla.  Feb. 9--SAND SPRINGS -- Water, sewer and trash customers will see a combined rate increase of 3 percent to 5 percent in next month's utility bills, city officials said.
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Heating bills will still be higher this winter, but costs appear to have peaked last month. By Ron Scherer | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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Water bills will depend on the size of customer homes under a new billing system from Thames Water.