$10,000 spread through the scenario would add about this much to a 5-person household.
RUBS IMPACT EXPLORER
See how a higher water bill can hit larger households harder.
Move one control. Every household from 0 through 12 people changes at once, showing how occupancy multipliers change each household’s share.
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ADJUST THE POOL
Monthly water total allocated to residents
OCCUPIED HOMES194example count
AVERAGE WEIGHT1.9assumption
TOTAL WEIGHT POINTS368.6194 × 1.9
In this Casa Lago-sized scenario, $14,500 ÷ 368.6 weight points = $39 per multiplier point.
1-PERSON HOUSEHOLD$39
4-PERSON HOUSEHOLD$87
12-PERSON HOUSEHOLD$181
If average weight were 1.6 to 2.2, a one-person share would be $34–$47 with this same pool and 194 homes. The chart uses 1.9.
PEOPLEMULTIPLIERILLUSTRATIVE SHARE
00.0×
11.0×
21.6×
31.9×
42.2×
52.5×
62.8×
73.1×
83.4×
93.7×
104.0×
114.3×
124.6×
STRESS-TEST A LARGE JUMP
Is a community water event large enough to explain the jump?
Adjust all three values. This does not determine what caused a bill; it shows the scale of the numbers that would have to exist under the same 368.6-point scenario.
To produce a $500 jump for that household, the community pool would have to rise by about this much if the 368.6 points did not change.
WHY IT MATTERS
A bill increase is not divided equally.
With an occupancy multiplier, every increase in the allocated pool raises a larger household’s share more. This visualization makes that difference visible without deciding whether any individual charge is right or wrong.
HOW THIS EXAMPLE WORKS
A Casa Lago-sized scenario, not a reconstructed bill.
It uses the multiplier structure shown on a Casa Lago CONSERVICE bill: 1 person = 1.0; the second person adds 0.6; each additional person adds 0.3. The scenario assumes 194 occupied homes with an average weight of 1.9, producing 368.6 total weight points.
Limit: 194 is an example count and 1.9 is an assumption, not a verified billing-period denominator. Bedroom or bathroom count might relate to other charges, but we do not know whether or how it affects the water share. Compare same-period water and sewer lines, dates, multipliers, and adjustments before drawing conclusions. This tool does not determine whether a charge is accurate.