A Texas woman no longer owes a $5,319.21 water bill after disputing the charge. But the relief came without an explanation from her utility, which previously claimed her household had used more than 200,000 gallons in just two days.
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Aqua Texas told Houston-area customer Melinda Sperl that her home had used 209,000 gallons over a two-day period, according to a report from FOX 26 Houston.
As the station noted, the water could fill a typical small city’s municipal water tower. It would also fill 22 full-size school buses lined up side by side…