Just for the hell of it, I’m posting my latest LA DWP bill, which covers June 10th to August 8th. How much are you paying?
| Electric: | $197.18 |
| Water: | $153.54 |
| Sewer Service Charge: | $95.86 |
| Sewer Surcharge: | $.81 |
| City Utility Tax: | $19.72 |
| Solid Resources Fee: | $52.00 |
| State Energy Surcharge: | $.37 |
| Total: | $519.43 |
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Turn off some of your computers and cut lawn sprinkling times? Your sewer charge is based on historical water consumption, so if you cut down on water that will go down over time.
As you probably now, your “solid resources fee” is going to go up $10/month or so starting very soon.
Also, check out this thing which can monitor electrical usage by outlet: http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/001067.php.
Even if I eliminate my use of electricity from the city, I too would be paying a hefty amount on my LADWP bill.
Dude! that’s pretty pricey
Electric: $40
Water: Apt is taking care of that
Gas: $25 avg (I cook a lot)
Well, it does depend on everyone lifestyle.. I’m hardly at home except in time for dinner.
but here is an interesting post I had come across on digg.com
http://awesome.goodmagazine.com/transparency/008/trans008vampireenergy.html
Here’s one for ya:
2 Bed, 2 bath apartment, loft 3rd bedroom:
Heat, Hot and Cold Water: $100-130/month
Electricity: $75/month(without A/C), $150-$200/month(with A/C)
Rent: $1274
1 Bd apt, single occupant:
Gas: $10/mo
Electric: $0 – $20/mo (because I use very little electricity & also qualify for an LADWP low-income discount)
Solid Resources Fee: $50/mo
Rent: $880/mo
I am baffled with this Solid Resources Fee tacked onto my LADWP bill–yes, I know it’s been raised recently, but I use a minimum amount of power and create next to no waste, recycling included. I live in a small apartment building with 5 units, and while each unit has its own garbage can (that’s 5 black bins and 3 blue recycling bins), the building only fills up 2 (at the most) of the black bins per week–why am I being charged so much when our tenants don’t make much waste?
I’ve tried calling the 800-number for Solid Resources but they say it’s just because of the type of building I live in.
This is ridiculous.
I agree completely about the Solid Resources Fee. I don’t even use garbage cans at my apartment, I have to go across the street to use a fraternity house’s dumpster at 9am when no frat boys are awake to realize it. What is the charge associated with?! Garbage collection? Better not be, becuase my apartment has 15 units, thats over 750 a month for garbage collection at a complex with no cans?? highway robbery. how do you become exempt?!?
I just received my LADWP bill and it had a 150 dollar Solid Resources Fee for this month only. I have no idea what it’s even for! I rent a house, but have received the bill in the past without this huge charge.
HOLY S!HT_
Why do US citizens vote for dumb f _ducks….the “Terminator & lame duck Bush Jr.” made a mess of not only the USA but also California> Los Angeles> my LADWP bill> ….hit home in a grand style. I live in Los Feliz, CA. & when I opened my bill I thought ” HUH!!!!” Really upset.
ok so … DWP: 6/22/09 – 8/20/09 = $29.54
i live in a smalllll sh!tty studio in the damn ghetto because its all i can afford on my own.
???SOLID RESOURCE FEE= $48.66
Thats damn near double the electricity that i used in TWO freaking months, wtf? is that for trash? Water and Trash are supposed to be paid for in my building. WHAT IS SOLID RESOURCE FEE EXACTLY?
I just opened my DWP Bill and was astonished by this “Solid Resource Fee”?! I cant tell you if I had seen it before but I curtainly see it now! 6/19 thru 8/20 my energy use fee is $130.04.
With taxes/fees, etc + Solid Resouce Fee ($72.99), my bill totals $235.25!!!
I live alone in a one bed/one bath… I was recently casually fantasizing about leaving California… It’s not such a casual fantasy anymore. I’m hating this town more and more due to these situations. I fear it’s only going to get worse. This is rediculous!
Solid waste resource fee for SFR in LA is 72.64 per billing cycle / 2 months… it’s been going up every year
I’ pissed off as well. I live in a studio apartment and this solid resources fee is bull **** $ 48.00 for my trash? am I paying for my whole apartment complex or what? this is more than my electric bill by far. I cant wait till this state falls in to the ocean so I have no choice but move out of LA. This is nothing but a greedy mismanaged city government run by idiots who cant manage a checkbook
I agree with everyone who is compleatly against this “Solid Resources Fee” I’ve been writing letter after letter trying to find an answer to why they charge such outrageouse fees please send letters to: Bureau of Sanitation
Solid Resources Recycling Division
Attention: Rita Robinson
Multifamily Residential Recycling Program
1149 S. Broadway Street 9th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90015-2213
I copied the LA Times hoping some story can get generated. I live in a complex with 6 units I agree how is it that they milk me for $50 i only take out a bag a trash a week. only 3 cans for our entire complex are out on trash day. I pay more in SRF then in electricity. How is that?
A copy of my letter feel free to use the wording and copy the LA Times or someone who can get this into the media. I’m sure we are not the only ones wondering how it is we are milked for so much and where are money is going.
Re: Solid Resources Fee for Multifamily Units
Ms. Robinson
I was shocked and outraged by the charges on my Electric bill. I wondered how I could be paying more in “Solid Resource Fees” then in Electricity. It should be based of the number of people in a household or if not a percentage of electricity usage something that evens out, but when I’m paying more for a trashcan I don’t fill up on a weekly basis. Who determines these regulations? these fees? Who do I need to speak to in order to get these insane charges lowered?
Is this not part of what is paid in property taxes under public services? It seems like this additional fee covers maintenance of vehicles, equipment and containers, it seems mighty steep a price.
I would like you to reconsider you strategy in they way you bill out these fees. I have attached a copy of my electrical bill. I pay more in “Solid Resource Fees” then I do in electricity.
I would also like to mention that I do my part in recycling I sort my trash and give my cans and bottles to a friend who takes these items to be recycled and my plastics go to my neighbor along with milk containers. I take out a very minimal amount of trash to be charged such outrageous fees.
Here’s another one of DWP’s tricks. They sometimes “estimate” your energy services or water services usage for the billing cycle. They’ve done it to me several times in the past and… of course, it’s always some random amount that is way above “my average past usage “. I called them to ask for an explanation. Get this….I was told…. it was to HOT outside to have the meter readers out reading meters! Can you freakin believe that one!
I’m in the same boat. Just moved into Los Feliz, and pow! $49.95 per month for Solid Resource Fee.
I live alone in a 1 bedroom, and try not to buy too much disposable crap, so I generate about one 13 gallon bag of trash per week. I am pretty sure that, at this rate, I could FedEx my trash to the dump for less money. Maybe not Overnight, but I bet FedEx Ground would do it for less.
Jesse
LOL…….RLOL………. Yes I agree Fed Ex Ground would probably cheaper
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Bea……..
This solid resources fee is the biggest rip-off ever!
My electric was $60 and water was $6 (for 2 months) AND THE SOLID RESOURCES FEE WAS $80 AS OF MY 1-9-10 BILL!!!!??
I ONLY PUT OUT THE BLACK CONTAINER 2X A MONTH-WHAT A RIP-OFF!!
WE MUST PUT AN END TO THIS!!
My solid resources fee is $78, nearly 40% of my bill. I live in a small house in the San Fernando Valley with a xeriscape front yard. My understanding is this is how Villaraigosa was able to fund more police officers. Maybe they should just state that on the bill.
From a March, 2008 blog: (link below)
“You may see trash fees go up once again in Los Angeles.
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa says the hike is needed to hire 1,000 more police officers. The city has already raised monthly trash fees from $11 to $26 over the last two years to pay for the ongoing expansion of the L.A. Police Department. Officials are contemplating a proposal to raise the fee to as much as $38 a month.”
I wonder how LADWP compares w/ other municipalities?
http://la.metblogs.com/2008/03/15/well-pay-more-for-trash-so-that-we-can-get-more-cops/
My LADWP bill that covers 11/3 to 1/7, had a $116 Solid Resources Fee. WTF? My electric usage was just $50 dollars.
This is crazy…. I don’t even what the solid resources fee…why would I have to pay this? We have to stop charge this….
I, too, was curious why the Solid Resources Fee was so high. I found this page with some more info: http://www.lacitysan.org/fmd/srfinfo.htm
i have been monitoring the “solid waste resources fee” for sevral years now. pulled out some old bills . aug 2008 $39 …..present bill (02/10)
$50 !!!!! wow. its the citys license to steal(excuse me) and theyre broke on top of that!!!! (200 million shortfall) life in 2010 in los angeles!!! like it or leave it (unfortnatally) nothing u can do either!!!!
It cost my building tenants and I, a six unit bulidling in North Hollywood over $3000 a year now to collect trash.
How is this even legal?
There has to be a way to stop this?
I co-own a duplex in the Mid-Wilshire area. We had duplicate waste and recycling cans + 1 yard waste can. I turned mine back into the city to save driveway space and to share with the other unit. Trying to go green by not having so much waste. Still was being charged for my cans. Called LADWP and was told that every housing unit in the city of LA that has ELECTRICITY is charged the “Solid Resources Fee” whether you have the cans or not. Even my next door neighbor who died last November and the unit is vacant still has to pay this “FEE” because there is still electricity on in the unit. I was told by LADWP this was voted on by our city councillmen. Maybe it’s time to let our “councilmen” know about this the next time they are up for re-election. Call it whatever you want, but it is still a “tax”!
We just got our latest bill and are in total shock! 78.81 for solid resources fee?! What do they think they’re doing? Are they just going to keep increasing it on us? Is there any way to stop them?!
I moved into a new apartment in Los Feliz in June 2009 and when i received my first LADWP bill at my new place it had a $51 solid resources fee tacked on. I called them in August 2009 to ask them what it was about and they told me that i wasn’t supposed to be charged that, apparently it’s only for certain buildings. They said they would credit the amount. As of my current bill, February 2010 they still haven’t credited the amount and they’ve been consistently charging me every cycle for it. When i called back in Oct 09 to complain again they said that it was being held up in Accounting! Not sure why it is taking them over 7 months to process a credit and stop billing me for this but I am about to call again today and scream very loudly!