I am pretty sure that "consumption" is water and "usage" is sewer. For most residential users, the two are the same. Exceptions would be: - You have a septic system (I'm unsure if anybody in Somerville still does - generally the law compels you to be on municipal sewer unless it's physically not possible), in which case you use water but not sewer. - You have a separately metered account (not subject to sewerage fees) for irrigation and/or swimming pool filling. I am unsure whether this can legally be done in Somerville but in some jurisdictions it can.
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Date: 2009-05-19 03:25 pm (UTC)- You have a septic system (I'm unsure if anybody in Somerville still does - generally the law compels you to be on municipal sewer unless it's physically not possible), in which case you use water but not sewer.
- You have a separately metered account (not subject to sewerage fees) for irrigation and/or swimming pool filling. I am unsure whether this can legally be done in Somerville but in some jurisdictions it can.