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Parties have reached a class action settlement resolving claims that the City of Grovetown, Ga. overbilled residents for water and sewer services.
Current and former customers of the Grovetown water and sewer system may be entitled to compensation if they received services between Sept. 1, 2011 and Sept. 1, 2016.
Plaintiffs Deena Youngblood, Allen Transou, and Learning, Laughter, and Love LLC allege defendant City of Grovetown failed to comply with Ordinance 9-23 in the way it billed customers of its water and sewer system. As a result of that failure, all Grovetown water and sewer customers were illegally overbilled, the plaintiffs claim.
This Grovetown water and sewer settlement does not require the City of Grovetown to admit any fault. The court has made no determination of liability in this case.
In addition to payments to affected Class Members, the settlement provides injunctive relief that requires the City of Grovetown to amend its water and sewer billing and collection practices.
Among other requirements, the settlement requires Grovetown to stop accepting cash payments for water and sewer services, maintain its current rate schedule through the end of 2017, and amend its ordinance governing late fees for utility payments.
The city must also contract with an outside accounting firm to conduct annual financial audits of its Utility Billing and Collection Department. It must also implement all recommendations in a report by the Georgia Municipal Association to the extent they do not conflict with the terms of the current settlement agreement.
Who’s Eligible
The settlement Class covers all current and former customers of the City of Grovetown’s water, wastewater and stormwater utility who were billed for those services between Sept. 1, 2011 and Sept. 1, 2016. This Class includes business entities as well, not just individual persons.
Potential Award
Varies.
Class Members who still reside in Grovetown and who submit a valid claim may qualify for a utility payment voucher worth 32 percent of the 2015 water bill at their current Grovetown residence.
Class Members who no longer reside in Grovetown and who submit a valid claim may receive a payment of $50.
Proof of Purchase
Class Members must fill out and submit a Claim Form, available on the settlement website. Class Members who no longer live in Grovetown must provide the dates and physical address where they received Grovetown water or sewer services.
Claim Form
Claim Form Deadline
10/2/2017
Case Name
Deena Youngblood, et al. v. City of Grovetown, Case No. 2016-cv-0413, in the Superior Court for Columbia County, Georgia
Final Hearing
6/26/2017
Settlement Website
www.GrovetownWaterSettlement.com
Claims Administrator
Youngblood v Grovetown Settlement
c/o Kurtzman Carson Consultants
P.O. Box 43034
Providence, RI 02940-3034
info@GrovetownWaterSettlement.com
1-844-330-1178
Class Counsel
Jeffrey F. Peil
CHARLES T. HUGGINS, JR. PC
Travers W. Paine, III
TRAVERS W. PAINE III PC
Defense Counsel
Christopher N. Dube
DUBE & DOWDY ATTORNEYS PC
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5 thoughts onGeorgia Water and Sewer Class Action Settlement
City of Bowdon Georgia is for sure over billing their Customers. When they installed new meters the bill became outrageous. I called and they explained the readings were wrong and fixed my bill. My question for this one time how many people just paid it. I wish someone would investigate them further.
Savannah Ga. we need someone to do something here and the late fee is 50.00 and some people just came not pay on a fix income. How they known if no one read the meter and please do not call you talk to about 3 or more who is no help .
I am serviced by the Atlanta Water management Agency and I’m certain they are doing the same thing in our District that serves the Atlanta Metro Area. They’re over billing for water and associated sewer services. I would like to see if a class action can be started to correct this situation.
Let me know when you all go after greater Cincinnati water works for. Same thing in ohio
same thing in greenville TX, where the electrical utility shares facilities and billing with City water and sewer and uses same billing practices for both–, and has never been publicly audited 126 years, their policy you get a late fee added after 14 days of non payment of a bill. the bill has electricity and water and sewer and refuse all on same bill, they combine the bill to get savings and get faster payments with the late fees.