By Sara Jerome
@sarmje
Single-family homes in San Diego were overbilled by the city water department by more than $2 million last year, according to a new analysis.
The analysis from The San Diego Union-Tribune followed overbilling complaints from customers, according to the newspaper.
“Water department officials repeatedly said that leaky toilets, broken sprinklers and the rising cost of water were likely to blame, even as customer complaints flooded into the agency’s public hotline for months,” the report said.
A major audit of the public works department showed that incorrect water bills were a persistent problem.
The newspaper’s analysis is “based on data obtained from the city, following a recent internal…
