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Somerville probes new water meters after residents report false leak readings
Summary
City staff and vendors are investigating resident complaints that newly installed cold-water meters register air bubbles as leaks, driving up bills; committee kept the item in committee pending a more detailed update.
Chair Jesse Klingen convened the Somerville City Council Committee on Public Utilities and Public Works on Feb. 10 and opened discussion of an order asking the director of water and sewer to address resident claims that newly installed water meters were falsely recording air pockets as leaks.
The committee heard from Liaison Hutter, who said the administration is "investigating this very seriously" and working with city staff and the vendor that installed…
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