MHP Water Leak Issue - City Responsibility Question

[Rob Chamberlain]

I have a small mobile home park with a large water leak that is causing thousands of dollars of bills monthly which started about 3 months ago. The park is on city streets with city water sewer and has two water meters with a city street dividing the service for the two side of the park (East and West). I have spent about 10k in leak detection and repairs. 

I now have a strong evidence that the city has the meters incorrectly labeled and I have been searching for the leak in the wrong place. There is no separate service address for these meters and they are on the same bill without any labels. 

How much responsibility does the city have for the incorrect information? I think I have now located the leak and am hoping to have it fixed this week. 

[Justin Tahilramani]

Rob - I doubt that you have any recourse here. Typically you are responsible for anything after the meter. The city would probably argue that you can easily identify which meter was tied to the leak by turning off water and determining which of the meters continued to spin. Im not an attorney - maybe pay for a 1/2 hour consult with a local attny.