City of Hartford Owes MDC $1.3 Million in Overdue Water Bills.

The City of Hartford has not been paying attention to its monthly water bills. It owes the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC), the Hartford region’s water utility, $1.3 million in unpaid water bills. A June 18th letter from MDC CEO Scott Jellison and longtime board chairman William DiBella to Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin points out that $1.1 million of the hefty tab is over 60 days outstanding.

MDC, according to the letter, is seeking cooperation from the city in grappling with a number of costly administrative hurdles that continue to interfere with timely billing and payment. “Those outstanding balances are due to a variety of circumstances and we are seeking your assistance in focusing your staff to work with ours to resolve them,” Jellison and DiBella wrote.

The $1.3 million bill “is a significant past due balance due,” the duo continued, “which negatively impacts the District’s cash flow, which in turn affects all our member towns.”