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Water Customer Win: Class Action Suit Netted CT Ratepayers Significant Savings
A large chunk of Connecticut homeowners just received hundreds of dollars’ worth of credits on their water bills to settle a major class-action suit. NBC Connecticut Investigates started digging into their story more than seven years ago. That’s when the Metropolitan District Commission, or MDC, the main water supplier in greater Hartford, was accused of overcharging roughly 9,000 customers....
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MDC Approves Rate Discount for Largest Customers
The vote came as a disappointment to many customers who have seen their rates increase.
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MDC Approves Rate Discount for Largest Customers
After months of public debate, the Metropolitan District Commission has opted to move forward with a plan to offer a discount to its biggest customers. Just four commissioners voted against the plan the CEO of the MDC hopes will help the company make more money, and says could mean lower rates for everyone else. Many customers have been against this…
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MDC Customers Outraged by Proposal for Large Volume Discount
The Metropolitan District Commission is facing pushback to proposed discounts for those who use large volumes of water. There was a lot of anger against the proposal at a meeting Monday to discuss the issue. At one point staff had to threaten to have someone removed. It all had the MDC on the defensive, saying that in the end, this…
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MDC Proposes Rate Discount For Large Corporate Customers
Some angry MDC customers who just saw their water rates rise this year, are angry that the Commission is proposing a discount for Niagara Bottling in Bloomfield.
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MDC Proposes Discount for Large Volume Users
The Metropolitan District Commission is facing pushback to proposed discounts for those who use large volumes of water.
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MDC Proposes Discount for Large Volume Users
A debate over water rates is happening on Monday. The Metropolitan District Commission is facing pushback to proposed discounts for those who use large volumes of water. On January 1, everyone started paying more for water from MDC after the company raised rates for customers in all eight municipalities they serve. They said the reason is because people are using…
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Lifeguard Shortage Leads to Reduced Swimming Hours at Lake in Barkhamsted
A shortage of lifeguards in Connecticut has led at least one popular swimming area to reduce its hours of operation.
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MDC Reports More Sewer Problems in West Hartford
Six homes in West Hartford are reporting more sewer problems after last night’s heavy rain, according to the Metropolitan District Commission.
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Crews Work to Install New Sewer Pipe Liner in West Hartford
The Metropolitan District Commission began the process of replacing the failed section of a sewer pipe liner on Thursday morning on Linbrook Road in West Hartford.
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West Hartford Families Still Cleaning Up After Sewer Blockage
Several residents in a West Hartford neighborhood are still cleaning up after a sewer liner collapse flooded basements with raw sewage two weeks ago.
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Police Seek Information in 1998 Farmington Cold Case Killing
Authorities are marking the 20-year anniversary of a Farmington cold case killing with a news conference renewing a call for information Monday.
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Water Woes: State to Investigate Tap Water Concerns in Hartford
A state agency is stepping in after residents of a Hartford neighborhood raised concerns over their water quality and asked authorities to slow work on a multi-million dollar improvement project on Route 44, known as Albany Avenue, at a neighborhood meeting Thursday.
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Crews Repairing Water Main Leak in Hartford
Crews are repairing a main pipe leak on Woodland Street in Hartford Tuesday.
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Water Company Impostors Access West Hartford Home
Two men posing as water company employees gained access to a West Hartford home Friday afternoon.
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Woman Grabs, Punches MDC Worker in Hartford: Police
Police have arrested a 21-year-old Hartford woman accused of grabbing and punching an water company worker after a minor car accident Tuesday and are searching for two men who dragged him out of the truck and assaulted him.
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Water Company Worker Attacked After Crash: MDC
Police are searching for the people who attacked a Metropolitan District Commission worker following a minor crash with a water company truck in Hartford on Tuesday, according to the agency.