Originally Posted by
collegeskier
No. It is a utility, the utility company can say you use too much and cut you off for the good of their service. American's look at water as a right, it is not, it is a commodity that is bought and sold and under the control of someone. Public utilities have the right to put terms on usage of whatever they are selling, if they want to say your max water use is X gallons then you have to follow that.
He pays taxes therefore he's entitled to city services, especially city services he pays for according to his usage.
Originally Posted by
collegeskier
And clearly Austin has decided to shame people into water reduction.
Actually it's the newspaper that's doing the shaming. They apparently sought out the records.
Maybe he had to drain/refill the pool.