This is the first time an issue like this has come before the committee, said Connie Rogers, the committee's coordinator. Reclaimed water was first offerred to city residents in 1982. Barcley Estates started receiving reclaimed water in February, Towry said. Residents using reclaimed water pay part of installation costs. The charge in question is the flat monthly charge.
Reclaimed water is treated sewer water that is generally used to water lawns.
Resident Karyn Powell said she had to use regular water to keep her lawn alive. She said it did not rain during the first two weeks of the outage. She said the claim stems from costs to repair the broken pipe, hire a consultant to examine the damage and pay for claims filed by residents. The amount of the claim has not been determined because the city has not received claims from all affected residents and does not know whether if anyone incurred property damage, Anderson said. John Hamilton, Peoples Gas marketing communication manager, said a contractor for his company broke the waterline water line.