COLUMBUS, Ohio – Water was liquid gold in Toledo over the weekend, when 400,000 people had been told not to use their tap water, and Ohio’s attorney general wants to make sure it was being sold that way.
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Within minutes of the lifting of the ban, Mike DeWine said his office is sending representatives to monitor water prices in the Toledo area and investigate any price gouging complaints as a result of the crisis.
“We have seen the best of many Ohioans who have generously helped those needing water in the Toledo area, but we also have heard allegations of possible price gouging in the area,” he said.
Anyone who thinks they are overpaying for water should contact the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, DeWine said.
While Ohio does not have a law that specifically prohibits price gouging, De Wine says state law bans “unconscionable sales practices.”