Water Savers Penalized

...and it has ever been thus on the Greater Vernon Water system's Master Water Plan rate schedule.  Domestic water rates 2015 begin on page 10 of 13 here.

Who gets penalized the most? 
Seniors on a fixed income of course.
Especially widowed seniors.
Basically anyone who lives alone gets dinged, big time!

And GVW officials don't give a damn.
Nor do the majority of elected officials on the Greater Vernon Advisory Committee who are their bosses.

For example, my 93 year old Mother--hale and hearty and still living independently--skimps and saves on water as though it's a new mantra to be obeyed.
All that careful planning to use, and reuse, water wisely equates to her paying nearly six dollars for each cubic metre of the "precious" resource.

But Gyula Kiss' proposal for 2016 equity in water pricing should give seniors and other low water users cause for hope.

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Courtesy:  Gyula Kiss

So, seniors, fill that bathtub and soak to your heart's content.
Heck, do a lap or two, versus barely getting the corns on your toes immersed.
Because Gyula Kiss' equity in water pricing will allow you to have almost twice the water for the same amount you've been paying.

"Seniors built this country," reminds Kia adding, "they deserve a little less hardship than GVW imposed on them."

Agreed.
In spades.

Despite not finding a Canadian version of this, it's still accurate.