HOUSTON \u2013 The city of Houston could soon spend nearly $18 million on new water meters \u2014 but some residents say they\u2019re still dealing with the fallout from the last round of meters the city installed.<\/p>\n
Houston is weighing an $18 million water meter investment, following a KPRC 2 Investigates report in May that revealed some city-installed water meters were faulty or malfunctioning \u2014 causing residents to overpay on their water bills.<\/p>\n
One of those residents lives on Fondren Meadows and says she still doesn\u2019t know whether her meter was fixed or replaced.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s giving me a headache. We get a high one, we get a low one,\u201d said Berrlyn Nelson, a Houston homeowner.<\/p>\n
Nelson says her billing troubles began after the city installed a new water meter about a year ago. She says her bill had averaged around $130 a month for the past 20 years before the problems started.<\/p>\n
The city issued Nelson credits for the overcharges. For a couple of months in the spring, her balance was $0 \u2014 and then in June and July, her bill averaged between $80 and $100.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo I said they finally got it straightened out, but then no, we got a $300 bill. That\u2019s when I called,\u201d Nelson said.<\/p>\n
Nelson says she also knew to check a list of home addresses published by KPRC 2 Investigates on Click2Houston.com.<\/p>\n
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