I've always had metered water, except when on a well, and even then, the more water that's used, the more it costs.
I agree with Moonman. Do people here think that there is some magic fairy that sets up sewage and water treatment plants? It's got to be paid somehow. Why shouldn't someone who overtaxes the facilities pay more. That said it would be easier to meter the water rather than the sewage, and that would probably save more water anyway.
I probably didn’t make my objection clear. Of course we pay for a commodity based on usage. But giving the Gov’t the right to assess punitive levels of taxation based on usage, all in the interests of the common good, is like giving Government the right to tax caloric intake, carbon release, sugar consumption, etc. It’s a leftist’s dream. Control behavior through punitive taxes and fill Government coffers at the same time, all while politicians are taking credit for being so “good.”