Water Back-Billing Nightmare in Atlanta, After Failure to Add Rate Hike (AtlantaJournalConstitution)
Jan.09, 2009 in
Drought, Public Works, Water Bills, Water Crisis, Water Industry, Water Rates
(Jan. 9, 2009, Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
First, the city of Atlanta raised water rates 27.5 percent back in June.
Then, the Department of Watershed Management failed to add the rate hike to bills in a timely fashion.
And now, the city is back-billing to collect the money, listing it as “delinquent” on bills mailed in December, and shutting off [...]
