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Water billing is indeed nonlinear with no cap. I had a surprise $3000 excess water bill due to a broken connection at the meter. Followed by a $3000 excess sewe
by wrs 2y ago
Water billing is indeed nonlinear with no cap. I had a surprise $3000 excess water bill due to a broken connection at the meter. Followed by a $3000 excess sewer bill (!) because the assumption is if I used $3000 of water, it must have gone down the drain. However, if you demonstrate to an inspector that the water must have leaked below ground (as in this case) there’s a process for getting the second charge waived. Unfortunately the leak was on our side of the meter, so the first charge was correct, though we got partial forgiveness.
- genewitch 2y agoSo, when they read the meter, and saw that it was flooded at the meter or nearby, they didn't think to mention that to you? I ask because you said "surprise bill" - another comment i made explains my neighbor's water meters have a light on them that lights up if there's a leak, which the meter reader can see and the homeowner usually cannot - the only reason to not notify the homeowner of an issue is because of $.
- wrs 2y agoIf I recall correctly, we discovered and fixed the leak because the ground around the meter had become a mud pit, then the meter was read some time later. The size of the bill was still a surprise.
- genewitch 2y agoOh, i see. I was wondering if it was a common occurrence that the workers noticed a leak and said nothing.