GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) — A Glendale man is getting a refund after getting billed $5,500 for allegedly using 1.5 million gallons of water at his home.
Glendale Water & Power decided Wednesday that Escott Norton owes just $350, though it says the meter reading was accurate. He'll be credited for about $2,800 in payments.
Norton's June bill claimed he used 1.5 million gallons over two months. That's more than the monthly usage at Glendale High School, which has 3,000 students.
Norton fought the bill. He told the City Council he didn't use the water and there's no evidence it was stolen, went into storm drains or leaked into the ground.
Utility General Manager Glenn Steiger says he doesn't know where the water went.
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Information from: Glendale News-Press, http://www.glendalenewspress.com/
