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Nattapat Sermchotdamrong said: &ldquo;My water bill in September is Bt16,570.29. My family and I live in another province, so no-one was in the house. 
&ldquo;I can pay the bill, but I am curious how the water meter went up to 541,000 litres in one month while in August I only paid Bt32.10.&nbsp; 
&ldquo;Now the water meter of my house has been removed. We don&rsquo;t have water to use. The PWA has checked the water pipes outside, there is no water leak. 
&ldquo;I have presented witnesses and documents to the Phuket Waterworks Authority (PWA) but they still insist that I must pay the bill otherwise they will sue me.&rdquo;

Source:&nbsp;<a href="https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/phuket-woman-calls-for-fairness-after-receiving-a-16k-baht-water-bill">thethaiger.com</a>

Phuket woman gets one-month Bt16K water bill for 'empty' house

A Phuket woman has filed a report with the Damrongdhamma Centre (consumer complaints) after being landed with a one-month Bt16,000 water bill for a house she says was unoccupied.