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| 5,000 water customers overcharged | 5,000 water customers overcharged |
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| More than 5,000 non-domestic customers have been overcharged by Northern Ireland Water, it has emerged. | More than 5,000 non-domestic customers have been overcharged by Northern Ireland Water, it has emerged. |
| Businesses, farms, schools, charities and churches have been overcharged by as much as £4,000. | Businesses, farms, schools, charities and churches have been overcharged by as much as £4,000. |
| Around 5,400 customers paid more than they should have for more than a year, while a further 2,400 have not been charged enough. | |
| "NI Water will be dealing with each individual customer to arrange a refund," said a spokesman. | "NI Water will be dealing with each individual customer to arrange a refund," said a spokesman. |
| The company has decided customers who paid too little will only have to pay back half of what they owe. | The company has decided customers who paid too little will only have to pay back half of what they owe. |
| "The original data they got from the Water Division clearly wasn't robust enough - the managers in Northern Ireland Water should have known that," said Fred Cobain, chairman of the Regional Development Committee. | |
| "All of these problems actually emanate from that and we've been discussing this with them for about a year and a half. | |
| "If water charging goes live for domestic customers and the data is the same, which it will be, we could again have significant problems with regards to bills, which would be horrendous." |