complaints of outrageous water bills. similar complaints are popping up around the country in places like cleveland, charlotte, tampa, and brockton, massachusetts. . but the water bill war is nothing like in atlanta. just ask wilda cob. i feel like i m going crazy. cobb lives by herself in this 1,800 a square not home. her water bill averages 30 to $40 a month, until it began going up. nearly $1,200 in november. now she owes more than $10,000 and city inspectors found no leaks. for me to have to take the time to do this reporter: and then there s debbie scarborough. her water bill shot up more than
showing up is mind blowing. we were taking a shower every day and now, we re skipping sometimes because we re trying to save the water. for more than three year, atlanta, a city of more than a half million residents, has been bombarded of complaints of outrageous water bills. similar complaints are popping up around the country in places like cleveland, charlotte, tampa and brockton, massachusetts. but the water bill war is nothing like in atlanta. just ask wilda cob. she lives by herself in this 1800 square foot home. her water bill averages 30 to $40 a month. until it began going up. more than $1200 in november. her december bill, nearly $6,900. cob know owes more than $10,000.