If you experience a high utility bill, you may want to consider the following:

• Frequent watering of your lawn or flowers
• Frequent washing of cars at home
• Leaky faucets
• An increase in the number of people in your house
• Plumbing problems
• A toilet that continues to run after flushing
• Silent toilet leaks (put food color in the tank, do not flush; if color seeps into the bowl, you have a "silent leak")
• Broken water lines (check your yard for wet spots)
• Spinning water meter indicator (lift top of water meter; if indicator is spinning and you are not currently using water, you may have a leak)

For more information about high water consumption, please dial 311 in Cary, or (919) 469-4000 from outside town limits. See Water Conservation for additional tips on reducing usage.