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High water mark: Glendale man disputes utility’s claim that he used 1.5 million gallons in two months

Posted by: Maven on October 30, 2009 at 9:31 am

From the Glendale News Press:

“NORTHEAST GLENDALE — When Escott Norton spotted inspectors examining his home’s water meter, he thought they were as doubtful as he was that he had used 1.5 million gallons in one two-month billing cycle.

That was before he got a bill for $5,474.71 worth of water, far surpassing his previous high of $120.05.

“Everyone thought it was ridiculous except for the people at [Glendale Water & Power],” Norton said.

Although the utility was admittedly puzzled by the reading and lack of leaks or massive amounts of runoff, officials believe the meter was right, said Glenn Steiger, general manager of Glendale Water & Power.

“There’s no question it’s extraordinary, and that’s why we took extraordinary measures to make sure that there wasn’t something else going on,” Steiger said. …”

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October 30, 2009 · Filed Under Southern California

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One Response to “High water mark: Glendale man disputes utility’s claim that he used 1.5 million gallons in two months”

  1. GrokSurf on October 30th, 2009 5:48 pm

    24,000 gallons per day! It’s hard to imagine being innocent and then submitting to the agency’s demand for payment. Why is he making the payments?

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