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Labeled. this one says three quarters, this one has a one. >> you wouldn't get an accurate reading. >> that would be a totally inaccurate reading. >> we repeatedly tried to interview executives of the company that manufactured the meetings and the providers of the billing system, but they refused to comment. he says there's no evidence the companies that are at fault, but says the company that installed the meters should be held accountable. that company is khafra based in atlanta, which teamed up with another firm in pennsylvania to carry out the $40 million insulation contract. the president...

>> baloney. >> reporter: and residents are getting more and more angry. amman tells us 1% of the meters sampled were not properly installed, a mistake that could cause a water bill to double. >> at this point, it looks like good old fashioned incompetence. >> reporter: he showed us how the meters register, which measures how much water is being used didn't even fit properly with the meter base. >> these two component the don't match and they are labeled. this one says three-quarters and a one. >> reporter: you wouldn't get an accurate reading? >> what would be an inaccurate reading. >> reporte...

Neptune technologies representatives and systems and software, that provided the billing system, but they refused to comment. amman says there is no evidence those companies are at fault but he says the company that installed the meters should be held accountable. that company is based in atlanta, which teamed up with another firm in pennsylvania to carry out the $40 million installation contract. valentino bates is khafra's president. >> for the three years that we worked on that project, we satisfied all concerns with respect to that contract. >> reporter: so you think a successful contract ...

I said, why isn't the v.a. or the d.o.d. funding this, andel founder, mike hanie said they were trying. we pressed the v.a. and it took a week to get a solid answer. and they said we strongly support the mission of this program, but unless they develop a per-person billing system, and get approved by the v.a., we can't fund them. basically, ali, it's a bunch of red tape. the good news is, they are now looking at ebv, and may fun this program. so the word is out and they'll see if they can get some government money. >> what a great answer. poppy, great to see you, as always. have a great weeken...