On Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:43:38 -0500, "Percival P. Cassidy"
wrote:

Here in W. Michigan, our township has two separate charges based on
water consumption: one is for its supply, the other for its disposal.
This has the disadvantage of charging the sewage-treatment fee on the
water that in fact gets sprinkled on our lawns, but we offset that to
some extent by using low-flush toilets and even then flushing as
infrequently as possible.

Now *THIS* is a brilliant idea. I need to propose it to my municipal
water utility!