Residents angry over 130000 water wastage
By RALPH MEYER
Union Leader Correspondent
WASHINGTON — An investigation found that residents of three suburban Wisconsin neighborhoods have been ille더킹카지노gally dumping water into their homes — including an area about six miles north of Milwaukee — after receiving poor service for several years, the Journal Sentinel has learned.The investigation, by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, found that residents in the three villages of Tumon, Oak Grove and Kenosha illegally dumped their water at their neighbor’s homes.Residents, however, say they only suspect foul play because of the long wait times between water deliveries to their houses — in some cases as long as 18 months — at the rate of hundreds of gallons for every one or two taps.The FERC found that the residents were improperly treated because of their poor connection with utilities and lack of training.Residents of these rural communities say they can’t afford to pay for these poor service service standards — and many have reported the water is not moving efficiently at all.Residents said the problems started on January 28, 2004 — when about six people in their homes received three water deliveries from one utility for free. But as water is delivered over a longer period and is turned over more frequently, the customers end up paying $50 more per month, the FERC said.Many said they were not aware that this service was being charged at all.Some people complained that they were paying for service w더킹카지노hich they could not afford. An Illinois state Senate bill would allow residents to file complaints with the utilities commission about water service or billing.But the FERC has refused to allow the utilities commission to investigate complaints of excessive water service.“People who are angry and want their water to work, they’re just not listening to the truth,“ said Ron Roper of Easton, a member of the Sierra Club, who said residents have reported the lack of communication from FERC and other regulators.FERC spokeswoman Elizabeth Lutgen said the FERC would not comment on the investigation.“This type of report is one the agency reviews only when there is reasonable cause to believe the action is우리카지노 inappropriate or not in the public interest,“ Lutgen wrote in an email. The agency also has taken actions against a private water company and a farmer who are alleged to be violating water rights.FERC investigators said some people have said they want water fixed, but there hasn’t been a significant improvement in their lives.“I’ve had water turned off, I’ve had water turned back on twice because they told me it was okay for that,“ said Joe McDo