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  Yup, they said it’s a transferable fee.
context: Residents were being charged a connection fee based on their water usage. 
  
  OK, so they pay a flat rate and have a maximum amount they are allowed to use. Wonder what, if any, visibility they have of their usage?
  
  Residents learned it was part of an audit authorized by the county commission in September 2016.
  
  So an audit was done from 2016 onwards to monitor usage?
  
  The residents said they received the high water bills in the final weeks of 2022.
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  According to a county memo, the audit found “220 residential customers and 87 businesses were determined to be using capacity in excess of 120% of their current allocation.”
  
  So they audit for 6 years, let people unknowingly exceed their allocations, then backdate it and slap them with $16k+ fines? For going 20% over? This screams of cash grab. >
  
  So, you could have moved into a place in 2022 but have to pay for the last 6 years?