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<body class='hmmessage'>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.<BR>
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Hope this helps.<BR>
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Odette<BR>
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Odette T. Ramos <BR>
3100 Harford Road <BR>
Baltimore, Maryland 21218 <BR>
odette_ramos@hotmail.com<BR><BR><BR><BR>
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From: dwilliamsjhu02@hotmail.com<BR>To: chat@charlesvillage.info<BR>Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 00:08:01 +0000<BR>Subject: Re: [Chat] water bill<BR><BR>
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That can not be right, unless there is a problem with a water line break? Noticed any sediment in your water?<BR>
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From: <I>Kathleen Hruska <kshruska@mac.com></I><BR>Reply-To: <I>The Charles Village Chat List <chat@charlesvillage.info></I><BR>To: <I>The Charles Village Chat List <chat@charlesvillage.info></I><BR>Subject: <I>Re: [Chat] water bill</I><BR>Date: <I>Sun, 30 Sep 2007 19:53:12 -0400</I><BR><BR>Christine,
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<DIV>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. </DIV>
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<DIV>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...!).</DIV>
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<DIV>Hope this helps!</DIV>
<DIV>Kathleen</DIV>
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<DIV>On Sep 30, 2007, at 4:19 PM, Christine Gray wrote:</DIV><BR class=EC_Apple-interchange-newline>
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<P class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face="Book Antiqua" color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: ">Has anyone else’s water bill jumped like mine has?</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face="Book Antiqua" color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: ">My last two bills have been about $90 for 10 cubic feet of water. (I don’t know how much that is.)</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face="Book Antiqua" color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face="Book Antiqua" color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: ">The bill I received yesterday is for $470 for 116 cubic feet of water.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face="Book Antiqua" color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: ">Nothing has changed in my life!</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face="Book Antiqua" color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face="Book Antiqua" color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: ">Is it possible to get another reading of the water meter?</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face="Book Antiqua" color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: ">Has this jump in water use happened, without a reason, to anyone else?</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face="Book Antiqua" color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: ">Thank you,</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face="Book Antiqua" color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: ">Christine Gray </SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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