I received my water bill a few weeks ago. Here in Pennsylvania, I paid $40 for 15 thousand gallons of water for my family of four for 6 months. This doesn't include the sewer bill ($300 yearly, paid separately) but it's a ridiculously small amount of money to pay for that much water. It's no wonder we all use so much.

Hmm, in Altoona, we were paying $45 per month for water and sewer. And last I heard, the city was trying to sell off the Water Authority.

I'm in a township outside Allentown. The township gets the sewer payment yearly. The Lehigh County Water Authority gets the water bill every 6 months. $380/12 is $31.67 so not far off from what you pay.