Water around Boston (in the MWRA) is expensive: the sewer bill is included and is paying for the Boston Harbor cleanup &#x2F; Deer Island treatment plant: 7.58 Euros per 1000 liters.<p>This is converted from $513.54 for 2629 CU. FT. from my last quarterly bill.  Basically one year of water+sewer in a two-family house with all water saving features is higher than the monthly rental rate for a two-bedroom apartment.<p>One more factoid: the pH of the water is 9.3: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.belmont-ma.gov&#x2F;dpw-water-division&#x2F;faq&#x2F;what-is-the-ph-of-belmont%E2%80%99s-drinking-water" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.belmont-ma.gov&#x2F;dpw-water-division&#x2F;faq&#x2F;what-is-the...</a>  I&#x27;m sure this is to protect us from lead, but it makes the water gross.