FROM East Cedar Creek Fresh Water Supply District
The East Cedar Creek Fresh Wawter Supply District issued the following statement today:
We were notified at approximately 1 p.m. today (Wednesday) by one of our customers in the Gun Barrel City area that two men came to his door stating that they were meter readers for the water company and the office had detected a leak under his home and needed access into his home. The men advised him that they would charge him the price of the parts only. The men went under his home and into his home then told him the parts were $175. The customer asked for a written receipt and the men went to their truck and came back with the $175 receipt written on a plain paper with lines and when the customer asked for a receipt with the water company’s name on it the men got into their truck and left. The customer stated that the two men were driving a beat up white truck with no company name on the truck door and the men did not have on any uniforms.
All East Cedar Creek Fresh Water Supply District trucks have the full name of our company on their truck doors and all employees wear uniforms/shirts with the District’s name on them. The water company will never go into a customer’s home nor will they take any money in the field. Always contact our office at (903) 887-7103 if you question any person who implies they are our employee.