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hmm, not sure , but here where i live its the same charge as the 1" meters. guess it all depends on local. i wouldn't understand why they would charge more, your paying for what water you use, not what meter you have. guess anyway they can charge more they will
I've heard it explained as a standby charge for the ability to have a certain volume of water available.
Anything above 5/8 and 3/4 is significantly more.
Could be a California thing... we also have mandatory rationing at times and water, gas and electric all have tiered pricing. Conservation is a religion which generally translates into some of the highest rates in the country.
The funny thing is people did such a good job conserving last time it was hurting the water company's bottom line so they increased the meter fees. If I don't use one drop from my 5/8 meter, the bi-monthly charge is around $65 when it's all added up.
New homes are getting hit because in most cases they are requiring fire sprinklers which requires a larger meter and corresponding charge.
A study showed if even a percentage of home fire sprinklers were activated simultaneously, the district would be lacking in capacity... like when we had the firestorm and lost 3000 homes here or one of the big quakes.