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By Curt Olson | Texas Watchdog
FEE INCREASES: The water company has been murky about the rate increases.
AUSTIN — Customers of a San Marcos water company are experiencing sticker shock, after the utility catapulted the water hookup fee from $40 to $4,000.
The Crystal Clear Water Supply Corp. was downright murky in its notices about its purchase of the previous water supplier, residents say, with the detail of the astronomical increase in the fine print.
There’s also the matter that on the day of the sale any inactive meters with an outstanding balance on the books would require a new hookup charge, KVUE reported.
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