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Comradekels_ t1_ir9s8le wrote

My mom has about 12,000 because of a burst pipe that’s technically on the sidewalk and therefore the county’s problem. She has been working on getting it sorted for over a year, they told her it isn’t hers to pay but there’s literally nothing she can do because the system is terrible, apparently this happens a lot.

That’s my thought, because it would take a long time to rack up that much in water bills.

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jabbadarth t1_ira0yt8 wrote

A year or so before they switched to monthly billing I got a bill for thousands that was just flat out wrong. No leak, no extra water usage just someone read the meter wrong or someone input a number wrong. Took my like 5 or 6 phone calls, being on hold for hours and a fee weeks, if not months to get it fixed.

And that was before the switch to the new meters and the new billing schedule. For some reason baltinore just can't seem to get people water and charge them accurately. It's insane.

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Comradekels_ t1_irbgst7 wrote

Yes, my mom calls all the time and has even written to government people. It's insane. It started during covid though so they said they were backlogged.

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Matt3989 t1_iraqeoo wrote

If the pipe burst in a place where the meter is registering the flow, that would be on the property owner.

You are responsible to maintain the service lines within your right of way.

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Comradekels_ t1_irbgdd9 wrote

The county already told her she is not at fault, it is just unlikely she will get a refund because of how messed up the system is. this happens a lot as I said.

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LaraineAgain t1_irc3sh3 wrote

Yes!! This happens all the time. Back in the good ole days of $120 every quarter we had our meter freeze and break — leaking a ton of water. Our bill was $1200 instead of $120 and it took calling our council person and speaking w the head of DPW to help us clear it up, after months of calling and harassing though.

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CasinoAccountant t1_irajvhj wrote

> That’s my thought, because it would take a long time to rack up that much in water bills.

It was over 18 months, he's got a pool and over half an acre of grass

The amount is almost certainly correct.

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Comradekels_ t1_irbgkuf wrote

My dad has a pool and a lot of grass and I can guarantee he doesn't pay 20k per year in water.

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MD_Weedman t1_ircm97h wrote

Tell me you have never owned a pool or any grass without saying you have never owned a pool or grass.

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DogFishHead17 t1_irc922q wrote

So he didn't pay anything over 18 months? I don't own a pool, but it was my understanding they you see these big water tanker trucks bring water to fill up pools. Maybe it was topping off the pool?

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TheAzureMage t1_irf2cn2 wrote

That is still pretty substantial, even so.

I have a pool, but I sure as hell don't spend 12k/yr on water.

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Cold-Couple1957 t1_iralczw wrote

No it doesn’t. And u don’t fill ur pool from the faucet guy lol.

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