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>> reporter: peter amman is the chief operating officer for the city of atlanta. >> when the automaticed meters were put in, the subcontractors to the city did an absolutely horrible job in a number of cases. >> 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 just good old fashioned incompetence. >> reporter: amman showed us how the registered amount of water didn't even fit properly with the meter base. >> these two compon...

>> 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...