You are taking an extreme example, where they do not even mention his usage, and then extrapolating that to the entire U.S. It's entirely possible he has a leak and is spewing thousands of gallons of water into the ground or some weird thing.
We use ~3k gallons per month for normal use. In the summer months this goes up a fair bit because we water our lawn. But our overall bill is like $20/mo-$30/mo for water.
We use ~3k gallons per month for normal use. In the summer months this goes up a fair bit because we water our lawn. But our overall bill is like $20/mo-$30/mo for water.