Everyone’s water usage comes through one bill for the entire community and is paid for by the assessment fees each year. The more water one household uses the more everyone has to pay in through their assessments.
The city will not install separate water sub-meters at each residence in the community for two reasons. One the community property is private and this includes the plumbing underneath it. The internal roads of the community would need to be public access roads in order for them to be able to consider installing sub-meters for each residence. They also stated the number of homes exceeds the cap for installing city meters.
Each home has its own water supply shutoff valve, but if you end up with a water leak before the shutoff valve, then you will have to have the water turned off for the entire community. There appears to be handful of sub-valves scattered throughout the community that would allow a plumber to shut off the water supply to parts of the community versus the entire community. The board plans to identifying those sub-vales (if any) and get them in working order. If successful we will document the location of these sub-valves. If the sub-vales are non-existent, then the board and the community can discuss the need and cost for them. In the meantime the only current known way to shut off the water for the entire community is located at the front of that small triangle shape grassy field off Commerce St. just east of the Riley St. gate entrance. There is a method to turning on and off the main water supply to the community so you do not cause any damage.
Currently we are deriving a form that will allow a residence to inform the rest of the community that they plan to have the main water supply turned off in order to complete repairs at their home. Again, this should only be necessary if the repairs are before the shut off valve for the residence.
Tips for reducing water waste
Put some food coloring in the tank of your toilet, and if the color appears in the bowl of the toilet, then your toilet is constantly wasting water. Which in-turn drives the bill up.