OVIEDO, Fla. – Some Oviedo residents may soon receive notice that their water consumption stands out from the crowd.
In a Facebook post early Wednesday, Oviedo Mayor Megan Sladek announced the city has compiled a list of households using the most water within four neighborhoods: McKinley’s Mill, Bentley Woods, and Twin Rivers East and West. The 30 highest water users in each community have been identified, not to single anyone out, but to help residents save money — and water.
“We wanted to be able to let people know if they are an outlier,” Sladek said in an interview at her home. “If you’ve got a neighbor whose yard looks great and their water bill is much lower, maybe your yard can look just as good while using less water. There could even be an undetected leak, and spotting that could save residents money.”…