Outrageous Water Bill's In Baltimore City

I have been personally affected by this situation for a number of years . One time ,I had a water bill of $1,500.00 . In order to attempt to correct the problem I had my front lawn dug up and replaced the pipes leading from the meter to my home. even thought the bill became manageable after that , it has remained high. The nightmare has returned , I received a bill totaling $2,020.39 . due by 06/09/2014 .I was able to get an adjustment to that bill after having a plumber come in and redo all old gavanized pipes and replace them on the inside of my home . The City inspected the meter on 5/29/2014 and found no leak's. The adjusted bill was $278.43. that was paid in June 2014. My current bill is $799.90 , I requested another adjustment on Friday 9/19/2014 , the most recent feed back is I have to have a plumber come out because leak's were found on the property . This situation is serious because my home can be sold for a delinquent water bill. Solution ; Replace the current dysfunctional system with the new Smart Meter's now instead of year's down the road .