Coldstream's Convoluted Consumption Calculations

Intricately folded, twisted or coiled is the definition of Convoluted.

I expected the next dictionary definition to state:  District of Coldstream's water "consumption" fees

Bureaucrats and politicians have missed veiling the desire for revenue with their stated focus to conserve the water resource.  Missed it by a long shot.

The Fourth Quarter (Oct.1 to Dec.31/11) water invoices--complete with "but" charges--for 3 meters on the Highlands Golf property are as follows:

Irrigation meter: 
Invoice amount:  $178.90
Consumption:   0 cubic metres

Clubhouse meter:
Invoice amount:  $132.50
Consumption:  14 cubic metres

Residence meter:
Invoice amount: $86.48
Consumption:  36 cubic metres

Qualifiers (the "but" charges) ... Residential water base $66.20 includes 10 cubic metres; above 10 cubic metres the rate is tiered.  Sewer charge is based on first quarter water consumption and charged each quarter.  If consumption is less than 15 cubic metres, a base rate of $88.84 is levied.  If over 15 cubic metres, the charge is $54.19 plus $2.31 per cubic metre used.

Nowhere on the Irrigation or Clubhouse Invoice is a "but" charge Commercial explanation provided.  It's simple...Highlands Golf used zero cubic metres of irrigation water in the third quarter, but the invoice is $178.90!  No qualifier has ever been provided on the commercial invoices.

Ah...who said community coffers are not built on the backs of commercial business?

Nobody dares to complain that the less water one uses, the more one pays...

"The only thing they omitted," suggests Kia, "is that you pay more if you have blue eyes."

Folded, twisted AND coiled.