re: The $700.00 Water Bill

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Lawn sprinkler system left in manual on?

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Not without it leaping out of the ground and running off down the street. It is an impossible amount of pressure that they are claiming.....its a meter problem. Either the meter or the reading of the meter.

AI search for dallasTX water usage

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The cost per 1,000 gallons (kgal) for residential water through Dallas Water Utilities (DWU) depends on your usage tier and meter size, with a monthly customer charge of $5.93 for an average 5/8-inch meter.
Residential Water Volume Rates (per 1,000 gallons)

• Up to 4,000 gallons: $2.17 per kgal
• 4,001 – 10,000 gallons: $4.81 per kgal
• 10,001 – 20,000 gallons: $7.98 per kgal
• 20,001 – 30,000 gallons: $11.40 per kgal
• Above 30,000 gallons: $13.20 per kgal

Residential Wastewater (Sewer) Volume Rates
• All tiers: $6.19 per kgal (billed on actual water usage or winter average, whichever is lower)
• Customer Charge (5/8-inch meter): $5.34 per month

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that's a lot of water to equal an increase of $600 for sewer and water ($20/kgal)

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An open-ended 3/4-inch line discharging water at 60 PSI can achieve a theoretical maximum flow rate of approximately 130 gallons per minute (GPM) if discharging directly out of a short orifice with zero friction.

However, in real-world plumbing scenarios, the actual delivery rate is lower due to friction loss inside the pipe, fittings, and the length of the run:
• Short Pipe Run (Under 10 to 20 feet): You will likely see 75 to 90 GPM as a realistic open discharge volume.

• Medium Pipe Run (50 to 100 feet): Friction loss significantly reduces the flow. A 3/4" line over this distance will drop to roughly 20 to 30 GPM.

• Safe Working Design Flow: If you are sizing this for an irrigation system or a home line, plumbers recommend keeping the continuous flow under 12 to 15 GPM. Exceeding this causes water velocity to jump past 5 feet per second, which causes extreme pressure drop and risks damaging pipes via water hammer

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it would take a full break of the line just on your side of the meter to get the 100+ gpm required to reach 30k gal in 4 hours.


since a leak is ruled out that is not the case.

and a Water closet (toiler) is fed by a 3/8" supply tube from like a 1/2" pipe in the wall.

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Tank-Type Toilet Categories & Water Use
• Gravity Toilets: Use water stored in a porcelain tank driven down by gravity; typically consume 1.28 to 1.6 gallons per flush (GPF) and take about 45–60 seconds to cycle

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A lawsuit has been filed by Taylor Darden over his water bill. He got a $1650.00 water bill. Hired a plumber who found no water leaks. The time frame for the water usage Darden was in Europe.

Fox 8

*hose pipe

After hearing about all of the Jefferson parish water bill issues, I installed a water meter meter. It straps to the meter and monitors use. I still have an old meter, so I have been gathering data for 4 or 5 billing cycles and so far, my meter matches their billing. When they install their smart meter, I'll be able to compare their usage vs my meter's stats and should be able to pinpoint any frickery.

I have also verified that their gallon is actually a gallon according to my meter and by volume. I have also established that I have no leaks. I have a lot of data in case they try some crazy billing thing.

Also, I remember reading somewhere that when they convert to digital, they have to input the previous meter's info correctly into the billing system or the meter or the next month's reading will be off.

Years ago I had one for 645.00 in Shreveport. A lawyer friend of mine went in there and flat out said this is outrageous. He says he’ll a quarter of it. They said sure……

A few months later a few got arrested for stealing from the city.

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It's time to find out who your Public Service Commissioner is.....

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That's a joke, right?
The public service commission doesn't give a frick about you or you're obviously wrong bills.
They won't do a fricking thing and then will allow your water company to go up on it's rates 50% next year.

I've said this before and I'll say it again;
"Public service commissioners" spend a lot of money to get elected to a position that pays $56k a year.
Why do you think they do that?

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My buddy got a 3k bill. They auto drafted that shite. He called and they said they would fix it. No fix, and he got another bill, which was normal. They auto drafted that. He called and they said cancel the auto draft and they will deduct his monthly bill from his overpayment until they can get it sorted. 3 months later they turned off his water for failure of payment.

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This is exactly how I would see any issue playing out by a water department or any other government entity.

I feel for the OP, I really do.

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No hose, no pool, no running toilets, no broke flapper

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Well its 10x the typical delivery to house so of course this isn't the problem.

If it was truly 30,000 gallons over four hours as another poster mentioned that's 125 gpm. Flowrate to a house typically 10-12 gpm.

Hopefully you can elevate it to someone beyond customer service that has an engineering background and understands that 125 gpm to a residential house is not "possible" for the typical residential distribution system.