Homeowner blames city for nearly $3,000 water bill

Cameron Green, a Phoenix homeowner, received a $2,777 water bill after a city-owned transmitter failed to report his usage for seven months. He claims the city should be responsible for the malfunction, which allowed an undetected underground leak to waste 344,000 gallons of water. The city stated intermittent transmitter failures are rare but possible and offered a 36-month payment plan.