ST PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — St. Petersburg residents have reported water bills in the thousands, including one account charged more than $300,000 in a single month.
City records also showed billing errors were flagged internally months before hurricanes Helene and Milton, even as leaders continued to cite the storms as the cause of abnormal charges.
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On Coffee Pot Boulevard, one homeowner said his bills were normally between $200 and $300. That changed in May 2024, when his statement jumped to more than $4,100. Days later, city records show nearly $29,000 in adjustments were made to his account.
A work order initially listed the problem as a private leak, but was later updated by a city employee as a house-side leak…