In parts of Effingham County, Ga., residents say ordinary water bills have surged to two or three times their usual amount, and the county has not explained why.
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Effingham County resident Leslie Wells told WTOC that her charges went from double to triple their usual level, while fellow resident Buddy Clayton said one bill came to nearly $600.
According to Wells, who has lived in Effingham County for 11 years, the charges don’t resemble what her household was billed in the past.
“Starting early summer, we noticed that our bill doubled, and I was just monitoring it, and then when I got the next bill and it was tripled we were concerned. And we went back and pulled our old bills from a year ago to see if they were consistent and it was not consistent,” Wells said, per WTOC…