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JAN LINCOURT (Gast)

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DID YOU KNOW IT COSTS LESS TO JOIN A HEALTH CLUB THAN TO LET YOUR KIDS RUN THROUGH THE SPRINKLERS?!!!! KIDS CAN'T RUN THROUGH THE SPRINKLERS ANYMORE ON A HOT DAY! Brought to my attention because we seeded our yard and HAVE TO WATER or the seed will die -- GRAND STRAND WATER & SEWER AND WATER AUTHORITY DOUBLE DIPS WHEN NORMAL RESIDENTS WATER THEIR LAWNS! THEY GET PAID FOR THE EXTRA WATER USAGE AND GET PAID MORE THAN TRIPLE BECAUSE THEY CHARGE EXTRA SEWER USAGE BECAUSE SEWER USAGE IS BASED ON WATER USAGE! IT IS AN EASY FIX - THEY COULD BASE SEWER USAGE ON WINTER WATER USAGE AVERAGE (WHEN NO ONE WATERS!). PLEASE HELP US - I HAVE SPOKEN WITH MANY NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS AND NO ONE HAS EVER BOTHERED BEFORE WHEN THE ECONOMY WAS GOOD! BUT WITH TODAY'S ECONOMY, THINGS ARE TIGHT AND WE CANNOT AFFORD A UTILITY BILL THAT IS MORE THAN TRIPLED SO WRONGFULLY! CAN YOU HELP? I HAVE CONTACTED CONWAY'S ADMINISTRATOR (BILL GRAHAM) WHO IN TURN CONTACTED GSW&SA (FRED RICHARDSON) REGARDING THIS "DOUBLE DIPPING" - TO NO AVAIL. WE ARE TOLD WE CAN GET A SEPARATE METER (TO THE TUNE OF $1700.00 - NO PAYMENT PLAN PROVIDED!) WHICH IS LESS LOGICAL THAN BASING SEWER USAGE ON PRIOR / WINTER AVERAGE. I AM SURE THIS AFFECTS THOUSANDS OF HOMEOWNERS AND RESULTS IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WRONGFULLY OBTAINED BY GSW&SA!!!!!

THANKS FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE US!

JAN LINCOURT

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Garden City resident (Gast)

That explains why one year when we used our irrigation to water our lot that is the size of 60x10 with a double wide sitting in the middle, a huge deck in front. Meaning not much land to water, but our bill more than doubled it went from $25 average to $150! They gave us a 1 time cut in half or some cockameme excuse. So we don't water like that anymore. We also complained of low water pressure to no avail, they sent our 2 dudes who opened the outdoor spicket and said "look! you got good pressure!!" Yet we've have noticed that when ever the neighbor who has one of those $1700 meters waters his yard, we have no water pressure! EVERY TIME, did we call GSW Fred Richardson, NO why waste our time and get the same lies and runaround as before.

14.05.2010 · Markieren Markiert
Garden City Resident (Gast)

I meant to say 60x100

14.05.2010 · Markieren Markiert
Mark Meredith (Gast)

Jan,

My name is Mark Meredith and I'm one of the reporters for WMBF News. I came across your posting on our website about the double dipping problem. Can you please message me a phone number where I could reach you. My email is mmeredith@wmbfnews.com

-Mark Meredith
Reporter/VJ
WMBF News
mmeredith@wmbfnews.com
843-283-6742

19.05.2010 · Markieren Markiert
David Atkins (Gast)

I understand your problem. We recently purchased our house and when we started using our irrigation sytem our water bill went from $30 some dollars to $114. I contacted GrandStrand and was informed that as new owners of the residence we must replace the existing irrigation water meter. We were informed that we must have Grandstrand replace our meter at a cost of $950.00 dollars and hire a plumber hook it up to our water line. If we do not have the irrgation meter replaced we will continue pay water sewer rates for water used by the irrigation system. This is unfair since there is no waster water for treatment for water used by irrigation systems. Grandstrand has been reading the existing water meter for the previous owners for many years,

Thanks to the recent rains I have been able to cut back on watering the lawn and plants.

This appears to be Grand Strand Water and Sewer Authority's policy of welcome to South Carolina and Horry County.

David

08.06.2010 · Markieren Markiert
Jan (Gast)

Another case of BIG GOVERNMENT / CORPORATIONS doing as they please because they are to powerful to fight. - they have a monopoly and the people have NO choice but to go with THEIR service. Am told I would have to go to COLUMBIA to fight them in court. Even the news decided not to go with any story -- GSW&S too powerful? Was told they would check into it (see note above) but never did. I can't fight this WRONG by myself, so another case of misjustice enacted on the little people - again to the tune of probably millions of dollars of over billing to thousands of customers.

08.06.2010 · Markieren Markiert
screwed by the water ceo (Gast)

Now I understand why Mark Merideth never bothered to contact me. Seems the big guys at GSWS put a choke hold on him. Yep, big corporate monopoly and who gets screwed? We do.

09.06.2010 · Markieren Markiert
Satisfied Customer (Gast)

If we use your logic, and everyone gets seasonal water bills based on winter usage, and considering GSWSA is a not-for-profit organization, then they will need to increase rates on water and or water and sewage usage, to achieve the same operating revenue that is appropriate. Since this is a not for profit outfit, you new bills under your recommendation would be just pennies more or less per month. Be thankful that you have such high quality water at the reasonable rates we have in this area. Growing grass from seed in this area at this time of year, is not very successful anyway.

11.06.2010 · Markieren Markiert
Susie (Gast)

I would be more than happy to sign your petition. When they brought water & sewer down our street we only opted for the water because we figured out all the charges and the installation costs for the two separate meters, the increase in rates, etc for the sewer was not worth it when we had a great septic system in place. We only opted for the water. I am an avid gardener and my water bill only increases from $16 to $35 a month in the summer. I think satisfied customer misunderstood that your complaint is about sewer rates- not water rates.

11.06.2010 · Markieren Markiert
Satisfied Customer (Gast)

I understand that when you water your grass or wash your car, that you pay for sewage treatment even though the water never went to the sewage treatment facility. The point I was making is that GSWSA is a not for profit enterprise. They have to bring in a certain amount of money to operate, and expand. If everyone tries to get GSWSA to rebate/refund their car washing, lawn watering sewage fees, then they will simply have to increase their charge per thousand gallons of water or sewage to make up for the lost revenue. I am saying that if everyoine does this, GSWSA will increase rates to equal their present income, resulting in no real net gain or loss for anyone. There is no profit, there are no shareholders except for the people of South Carolina. Buying water wholesale, with no profit built into the rates is about as good as you can get. I do, of coarse realize that they may have some retained earnings and other funds for contingencies, but it is really a good outfit. Go down to their office and let someone explain their operation to you and I believe they will change your mind.

11.06.2010 · Markieren Markiert
Jan (Gast)

Does Satisfied Customer work for GSWSA? LOL! Like mentioned earlier, we would be WILLING to get a second meter at a reasonable price (NOT $1700.00!) or even at that price if we were able to MAKE PAYMENTS of $50 a month or something WITH OUR BILL (we would still make out better than another $100 plus a month by paying for sewer we are NOT USING! And EVENTUALLY the meter would be paid for! We are paying for the extra water AND Sewer where sewer is not being used! AND NO this is NOT reasonable. Speaking with family and friends in Nevada, Michigan, Maine, and Pennsylvania, our NORMAL water and sewer bill is more than twice what they pay! Non-profit? If so, must about TOP HEAVY? LOL!

11.06.2010 · Markieren Markiert
Satisfied Customer (Gast)

I am surprised that people in the states mentioned have less expensive water than we do. Susie's winter "water only" bill is $16.00 at GSWSA and I think that is very reasonable. You make a very valid point regarding the cost of a "second" or auxillary meter. I too agree that a supplimental meter should be considerably less than the primary meter. And I believe that of any change in policy at GSWSA, that one would have the greatest chance of revision.

12.06.2010 · Markieren Markiert
Jan (Gast)

Does Susie live by herself? and We are talking about water AND sewer. One SHOULD have NOTHING to do with the other. The water RATE is reasonable. But then they go triple the price by adding additional sewer to it! THAT IS THE COMPLAINT! We are happy to pay for addition water used. It is the SEWER that should not be paid for!

12.06.2010 · Markieren Markiert
lovinlife (Gast)

guess that's how the got the $$$ to buy the Bucksport Marina and all of the land with it.

12.06.2010 · Markieren Markiert
Satisfied Customer (Gast)

I hope that you can get something worked out to your satisfaction.

12.06.2010 · Markieren Markiert
Susie (Gast)

Actually we are a family of three. And I am in total agreement with you Jan- that's why we opted not to connect to the sewer. Not only were we going to be charged thousands to connect & install the landscape meter, but the landscape meter was a $15 a month service fee before usage- separate from the water & sewer bill. If we didn't install the landscape meter we would be charged for sewer use by our water consumption- a no win in our book.

12.06.2010 · Markieren Markiert
Susie (Gast)

sorry... thousands to connect to the sewer & also install the landscape meter

12.06.2010 · Markieren Markiert
Rick (Gast)

Does GSW&S also handle Darlington? That made big news as this hot summer goes on! Bills to homeowners going to more than $900 a month! Probably had kids running through sprinklers to cool off! Something has to be done!

07.08.2010 · Markieren Markiert
Alan Tolley (Registrierter Benutzer)

I've lived here over. 40 years. Some of you may remember taking a shower and you got not only water but a sand shower also and when you pored a glass of water let it sit the bottom of glass was lets just say not quite clear. We now have some of the best h2o around. My home in WV Water bill is more than twice the rate as here. I also use a shallow well to water lawn so I don't waste treated water

14.06.2015 · Markieren Markiert

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