We used to have a private community well, funded by our community, which was great until the well started to fail and we had to pay hundreds of dollars a month to have water trucked in. Aquarian bought our system and it was such a relief. The state regulates what the company can charge us and it is a very reasonable amount. If you really want to avoid paying a utility for your water, buy a house with its own well. That will have its own headaches and expenses though.