On Fri, 4 Jul 2014 03:53:18 +0000 (UTC), "DannyD."
wrote in

By way of comparison, I just got a quote from this water company
for $225 to $250 for 3,800 gallons from a stainless steel truck:
Bay Area Water Trucking, 408-683-0500

So, for example, to fill my pool would take at least ten
truckloads, or about $2,500.

That's about $60/1k gallons. That seems like a lot.
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