Al-Marsad Newspaper: The “Yahla” program report sheds light on a Saudi family in Dammam surprised by the issuance of a 400,000 riyal water bill.
The woman, Fadia Al-Fawwaz, who was affected by the water company’s bills, said: “The first water bill was 400,000 riyals and the amount was reduced to 250,000 riyals.”
The report stated: “Seven years ago, Fadia and her family lived in this house. All these years the water bill was not reaching them,” noting: “When the water company decided to issue the first bill, the shock of the family was great, as it turned out that the total amount of the account was 400,000 riyals. “
Al-Fawaz explained, “We were stunned to absorb the amount and said something was wrong,” noting, “We checked with the company because the invoices didn’t reach us and we told them the amount was huge. “.
And he continued: “After having conducted a thorough examination of the house by the water company, to make sure there were no leaks, the company decided to reduce the amount to 250 thousand riyals.”
He continued: “We went to a body that specializes in the water analysis mechanism. We discovered several errors in the billing and we knew the actual amount of water we estimated.”
And he concluded: “It turns out that our consumption is between 40 and 50 meters, which is equivalent to 120 riyals per month, and the amount has been reduced to 18,000 riyals.”
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