The city of Atlanta plans to begin shutting off water to residential customers with overdue bills for the first time in 12 years.
Watershed Commissioner Mikita Browning told the Atlanta City Council’s City Utilities Committee this week that the shutoffs will begin Jan. 2 and could affect as many as 27,000 customers.
The city says it will send out notices with January bills warning people to get bills caught up. The city will also call customers and leave notices on doors.
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