RAVENEL, S.C. (WCSC) — Dozens of residents in a small Ravenel neighborhood are frustrated with recent expensive water bills and a reported high usage of water.
Neighbors living in the Tea Farm subdivision, a new residential area by Ashton Woods, are all experiencing bills up to $775 and seeing tens of thousands of gallons of water allegedly used on their Charleston Water System bills. The bills range from the $200’s to the $700’s. However, officials with the Charleston Water System say their meters are working, there are no leaks and the issue seems to be between the developer and the residents in the area.
“We instantly logged on and looked at all the accounts, and we sent some guys out in the field to take a closer look, and we even talked to people in the community to find out what’s going on, and it’s extremely clear to us that the residents or the builder, have been irrigating to an incredible amount, using thousands and thousands of gallons to irrigate the new grass and the new plantings that have gone into these homes,” Mike Saia, Charleston Water System director of communications, says…