Why is My Water Bill So High!!!! - Charlotte - North Carolina (NC) - Page 3 - City-Data Forum

mikealialex · 07-24-2008, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Whytewulf

You don't wash dishes? EEK.

We have found that if we put the dishes on the floor, the dog will lick them clean, saving us on water for washing and on dog food.

pink caddy · 07-25-2008, 04:22 PM

To all that think their bill is too high--try this:

Shut everything in house. Be sure nobody uses any water while you look at the meter and take a reading. Wait 15 minutes and see if you meter moved. If yes you have a leak. Easy right? Now the hard part. Where? HOPEFULLY not underground in your irrigation system which most people will never think of checking.
Good luck.

superguitarmom · 10-19-2010, 01:06 AM

Hi I got my water bill with a notice that if balance not paid they would shut off water and they also stated they would cut off water. Do they do that or will the negociate with you to keep it on also my bill was very high 164.00. Can someone give me a quick solution. thanks

5kidsmama · 10-19-2010, 04:38 AM

i believe they will cut you off. they will send someone and charge you for the person coming out. maybe about $25

brokensky · 10-19-2010, 05:05 AM

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Originally Posted by 5kidsmama

i believe they will cut you off. they will send someone and charge you for the person coming out. maybe about $25

Yes, they will cut it off once you are a month overdue, but you can call 311 and ask about a solution, as in spreading payments out. But if your water bill was that high this month, then it is most likely gonna continue to be that high unless you did something extraordinarily different in the past 2 months (watered lawn daily, did a bunch more laundry daily, had extra people in the house showering daily, etc).

It's not the water you consume that is most likely costing you so much. It is the way this city calculates water run off and sewer costs. That is the part of the bill that is past ridiculous. It is simply another way of taxing us all but not calling it a tax.

I got into an extended conversation w/ officials over my water bill and the outcome was . . . I could be away from my house for a month - no one using a bit of water - and that bill would still be higher than my water bill was in other locations - b/c I would still get charged for the sewer even if I hadn't used one drop of water for four weeks. Crazy.

jayhawks91 · 10-19-2010, 09:43 AM

My bill was 3 times higher this past month...no guests, no watering, nothing unusual.

I think something is going on if so many people are having this issue.