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Water Cost Table
Your business can save a lot of water and serious money by fixing leaks
If you are a commercial customer on GRU's water and wastewater treatment systems, every 1000 gallons of water costs you about $6.29 for both water and wastewater services. This table outlines the costs for wasted water usage. By following some of our water and money saving tips, your business can save money.
| Toilet Leaks |
Gallons/month |
Cost/month |
Cost/year |
| Tank/bowl seal leaks |
2,000 |
$13 |
$151 |
| Sticks sometimes |
10,000 |
$63 |
$755 |
| Runs until jiggled |
20,000 |
$126 |
$1,510 |
| Runs constantly |
100,000 |
$629 |
$7,548 |
| Ice Machines |
|
|
|
| Valve sticks when running |
28,000 |
$176 |
$2,113 |
| Valve sticks open |
86,000 |
$541 |
$6,491 |
| (if water cooled add) |
23,000 |
$145 |
$1,736 |
| Irrigation |
|
|
|
| Sprinkler head broken |
4,000 |
$25 |
$302 |
| Sprinkler head missing |
8,000 |
$50 |
$604 |
| Sprinkler run daily |
17,000 |
$107 |
$1,283 |
| Faucet Leaks |
|
|
|
| Drips: Slow leak |
300 |
$0 |
$19 |
| Drips: Fast leak |
600 |
$0 |
$44 |
| Small stream |
2,000 |
$13 |
$151 |
| Large stream |
4,000 |
$25 |
$302 |
| Swimming Pools |
|
|
|
| Splashes out from overfilling |
4,000 |
$25 |
$302 |
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