Durham residents pay about $1.95 per 1,000 gallons of indoor water use, but it's roughly double that for outdoor use.
The lowest rate for Orange Water and Sewer Authority customers is $1.98 for 1,000 gallons, though rates go up the more a customer uses.
In Raleigh, the basic water rate is about $2.13 per 1,000 gallons.
Durham also has a problem with cracked pipes causing leaks. Durham loses about 3.3 million gallons per day somewhere between the raw water going into plants for treatment and the water used by customers.
That's about 13 percent of the daily supply, higher than the 3 percent, 4 percent and 11 percent lost by Raleigh, Cary and the Orange Water and Sewer Authority respectively.
