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Old 06-25-2017, 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Mleeja View Post
I receive my water bill Friday. My water usage for the period was almost the same as the previous month. The charge was within a couple of dollars. This tells me two things. (1) The 10% surcharge was not applied. (2) The meters were not read. The usage had to be an estimate. I turned my sprinkler system off June 1st. There should have been a significant reduction in usage.
Check your reading dates. Mine was for period ending 6/9 and I shut mine off 6/1 also. Mine was down from the previous month with only a few less watering days. Down 1500 gals.
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