Water Bill Drama

So apparently the village of Bella Vista has been "misreading" our water meters for an extended length of time. Rest assured, they are "doing their best" to correct the problem..no no-I'd much rather you DON'T fix the problem. There was a story in the paper about someone getting a back-dated water bill that they had adjusted to the correct meter reading. The bill was for a THOUSAND DOLLARS. For real? Yes! Luckily, we've only been in this house about 2 years, so there can't be that much of a difference to pay, but seriously WHO wants to pay $1000 for water? If I'd know this I would be taking MUCH shorter showers, and I probably wouldn't go pee so much...I'd probably even consider getting one of those LO-FLOW shower heads (ever see that Seinfeld episode? My hair looks like that anyway, so i wouldn't mind so much) Is it even legal for the water company to do this? Shouldn't it be their mistake? What if they've been misreading the meters for 5 years? Are they going to bill at the rate water was 5 years ago, or the rate it is right now? How can they prove when all the extra water was used? My friend had hers adjusted last month and it was double what it should be, but is supposed to return to around the same (give or take $10) next month. My bill was the same it always is, so they apparently haven't made the adjustment and it will show up on my statement next month. Stay tuned for my water bill report, it should arrive in about 2 weeks.

Dun. DUn. DuuNnNn.