A Red Bluff resident is speaking out against his local water district. The resident, Dennis Hay, has three acres of land that fall under the Proberta Water District territory. Hay first received an invoice from the district in 2022, telling KRCR there were no details on what the charge was for, and he’s had no water ordered or delivered. The total for the most recent invoice, he said, adds up to nearly $1,300. … Per the California Water Code, a water district can charge for water that has not been delivered as a standby charge if the correct procedures are followed. Hay says he does not know if the district billed him as a standby charge, adding that he is not yet aware of how the invoice amount was calculated.