[Chat] water bill

Tue Oct 2 08:29:12 EDT 2007

I called the water dept. yesterday.

Someone is coming out this week to reread the meter.

I'll post what happens to the bill when I hear.

Christine 
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From: regina ARMENTA <yogaonwheels at yahoo.com> 

Good to know I was just about to pay a very large bill!
Regina

dawnacobb at mindspring.com wrote:
When we received a higher-than-usual bill, I requested an audit of our account.  This seemed to resolve the problem.  

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From: Christine Gray 
Sent: Sep 30, 2007 8:46 PM 
To: 'The Charles Village Chat List' 
Subject: Re: [Chat] water bill 

Odette and D. Williams,

Thank you for your messages.  Nothing seems to be leaking. I have a new pipe from the street to the house.

Iâ€™ll try Cindy tomorrow.

Christine 

From: chat-bounces at charlesvillage.info [mailto:chat-bounces at charlesvillage.info] On Behalf Of Odette Ramos
Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 8:44 PM
To: The Charles Village Chat List
Subject: Re: [Chat] water bill

I called Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke's office about this for a neighbor a couple of days ago - apparently this has been happening to other folks across the city and it's because the bureau of water and waste water at the city is starting to use a different system (trying to upgrade finally) - and it has a few hic-ups now and then.  Call Mary Pat Clarke's office, Cindy (her staff person) can help.  Or call the customer service number on the bill, and they will probably tell you the same thing and re-work the bill.

Hope this helps.

Odette

********************* 
Odette T. Ramos 
3100 Harford Road 
Baltimore, Maryland 21218 
odette_ramos at hotmail.com

From: dwilliamsjhu02 at hotmail.com
To: chat at charlesvillage.info
Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 00:08:01 +0000
Subject: Re: [Chat] water bill
That can not be right, unless there is a problem with a water line break?  Noticed any sediment in your water?
D'

From: Kathleen Hruska <kshruska at mac.com>
Reply-To: The Charles Village Chat List <chat at charlesvillage.info>
To: The Charles Village Chat List <chat at charlesvillage.info>
Subject: Re: [Chat] water bill
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 19:53:12 -0400

Christine, 

By all means, have the city send someone out to re-check your meter!  Just call the number on your statement for billing inquiries.  Last summer, I got a water bill for $900 when the meter reader inverted two numbers.  

Also,  you can check for a slow leak in your commodes by putting cold coffee or a cola in your toilet tanks.  If there's a slow leak, the water in the bowl will turn brown.  In all likelihood, the folks in the utilities department will suggest this, so it's good to be able to tell them you've already checked this possibility (As if a slow leak would increase your total water usage by a factor of ten...!).

Hope this helps!
Kathleen

On Sep 30, 2007, at 4:19 PM, Christine Gray wrote:

Has anyone elseâ€™s water bill jumped like mine has?

My last two bills have been about $90 for 10 cubic feet of water.  (I donâ€™t know how much that is.)

The bill I received yesterday is for $470 for 116 cubic feet of water.

Nothing has changed in my life!

Is it possible to get another reading of the water meter?

Has this jump in water use happened, without a reason, to anyone else?

Thank you,

Christine Gray 
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