WOW! Man get an attorney. Do not settle for their first offer (they'll most likely give her a way lower offer than she was overcharged). Also find out who installed the meter, and exactly when. If the water company did it they should have known what meter to use. Stick to your guns man. You've gone this far already.

Squeak
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