A staggering $450 water bill left one Milliken, Colorado, resident wondering which household expense his family would have to skip in order to pay it.
With many area residents experiencing similar increases, a number of them blamed recently installed smart meters. However, town officials pointed to a different culprit.
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In June, Milliken replaced its aging water meters, according to KUNC News.
While many locals have blamed the new smart meters for recent increases in their water bills, Milliken officials attributed the higher bills primarily to a 35% water rate increase intended to fund infrastructure and water treatment upgrades. They said years of postponing smaller increases had left the town’s water system facing a potential financial crisis by 2027, per KUNC…