A Saudi family living in Dammam was surprised that it owed the water company an amount of 400,000 riyals (regarding 106,000 dollars), despite the fact that there were no leaks, according to what was stated in a report For the Saudi news channel.
Fadia Al-Fawaz has been living with seven members of her family in their home for several years, and seven years ago the water bill did not reach them until it was cut off from them completely. They were shocked, in January of last year, by the company’s demand for them for 400,000 riyals, a figure that “contradicts the cost of water in Saudi Arabia.” and usage estimates,” according to the report.
Video | A family in Dammam complains that the water bill has risen to 400,000 riyals, despite the fact that there are no leaks#theday_news#news pic.twitter.com/WhdGttqMf9
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The company, for its part, examined the house, and made sure that “there was no leakage that would undermine the integrity of the amount in the bill”, and reduced the amount to 250 thousand riyals, but Al-Fawwaz considers it an “astronomical” amount and is surprised that the company’s bills are in the tens of thousands in some months and tens of riyals. in other months.
She said that calculating the years of their stay in the house, the amount owed should not exceed 50,000 riyals.
Commenting on the report, one of the people advised the woman, saying: “I filed a complaint with the ministry. I got it and discovered that the account number I was paying to it was different from reality, and the error was corrected.”
Another wrote that this matter “has obtained many subscribers, and the company has an obligation, if the consumption is more than normal, to stop the water until the review is done and the problem is resolved, and not surprising with an amount and placed in front of the fait accompli.”
Another wrote, criticizing the high costs of water consumption: “The bill before receiving the National Company was 18 riyals, following receiving the company, it became 1800 riyals per month, and following submitting the objection, it became 33 riyals per month, but the company demands the full amount. What is the solution?”
