two high-capacity water connections were not being properly monitored. One had been installed without the utility’s knowledge, and another was not tied to a billing account.
Yeah, you don’t just “accidentally” install an “extra” water pipeline like that.
I once moved in to a property development where the development collectively paid for water access.
The water was turned on for the developers during construction, but when construction was finished, the city closed the account without remembering to transfer to the strata. So the strata went for almost 10 years without paying beyond the base rate for water, before someone investigated. At that point, the city only back-dated the water use bill to the start of the year, thankfully for the homeowners.
Yeah, you don’t just “accidentally” install an “extra” water pipeline like that.
Funny story there.
I once moved in to a property development where the development collectively paid for water access.
The water was turned on for the developers during construction, but when construction was finished, the city closed the account without remembering to transfer to the strata. So the strata went for almost 10 years without paying beyond the base rate for water, before someone investigated. At that point, the city only back-dated the water use bill to the start of the year, thankfully for the homeowners.
So yeah, it happens, probably pretty regularly.
I just bought a house which has a pump and water line for garden hoses and irrigation
I have no idea where the water is coming from
The house has a well, but the irrigation system is completely separate and has a pipe running somewhere that I have no idea about.
You could flip the breaker off for the well to find out.
Once there’s no more pressure from the well, if the irrigation system keeps pressure, you know wherever that water comes from, it’s not your hole.
Who tf got paid under the table.