A snapshot of the illegal theft of water from the Detroit system illustrates just some of the daunting problems a financially strapped city and the Duggan administration face.
Joe Guillen of the Detroit Free Press writes that Detroit Water and Sewerage Department cited 79 accounts in the city for illegal water usage in a three-day span earlier this month, resulting in $21,750 in fees.
Again, that's only a snapshot of a big problem.
The Freep writes:
A department spokesman said the snapshot of illegal water usage from July 1-3 illustrates one of the challenges facing the DWSD in its effort to collect more than $90 million from about 90,000 delinquent accounts.
“It’s another example of money that we’re not getting that’s due to us,” DWSD spokesman Greg Eno said. “Those people should be put on notice ... if you’re flat-out stealing, we’re coming after you as well.”
