CA: San Diego Airport Vendor Used $44,000 of City Water Without Paying, Auditor Says
Jan. 3, 2018
A vendor for San Diego’s two general aviation airports, Montgomery Field and Brown Field, has been using water from fire hydrants for about a decade without paying, costing the city an estimated $44,000, according to a new report by City Auditor Eduardo Luna.
Last week’s report, which does not identify the vendor by name or purpose, was prompted by a tip left on the city’s fraud hotline. The report said the vendor’s contract contained no provisions to allow for the purchase or use of such water. The vendor had been taking it from hydrants without using a meter for about 10 years at the direction of city staff.
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