Billing Period 6/19/09 - 7/23/09

and so it begins..................................

When I receive the July water bill (payment due by 8/15/09) I was shocked to see a bill of $96.06. Shocked because my average bill runs around $40.

The bill shows Meter reading Previous: 468 Current: 498

I walked out into the "south 40" to read my meter - it read 476 (rounded).

I phoned the company and asked for a reading (I jotted down that I spoke with Diane) - explaining that my water bill is almost 3x higher than normal. They said they'd send someone out and the reader would leave a blue card with the reading on my door when they did.

Nobody ever left me a blue tag on my door, so I don't know if they came to do a special reading or not.

I went ahead and paid the bill because I didn't want a negative hit on my credit history, and I assumed that the situation would be straighted out when they read the meter the next time - and I'd get a credit. I was so naive.