Lawmakers hear earful on high water rates

Lake Oconee-area property owners complaining of exorbitant water rates urged Georgia lawmakers Wednesday to bring private water systems in Georgia under the same regulations that apply to municipal systems.Property owner Mike Hartman told a Georgia House study committee at a hearing in Greensboro that Piedmont Water Co., the state's second-largest private water system, is charging the se...

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