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Stealing Public Water and Damaging Hydrants

By: Charlotte R. Lane, WV PSC Chairman

The Public Service Commission of West Virginia wants you to know that damaging a fire hydrant anywhere in this state is illegal, as is taking water from a water system without paying for it.
Ultimately, when a utility’s service is diverted to an unauthorized person’s usage, the public ends up paying the bill.
It is as illegal to steal the electricity from a line as it would be…