General Chat

Susan with numbers.
We have a reservoir and only pay for water that we pump out of the river, we can only do this through the winter months and then only when the river reaches a certain level.

We had a thatched cottage and our well was certainly ours. Vwey handy it was too.

Well fancy that! I was under the impression that it belonged to the water board...after all...don't they charge the farmers for rainfall in the reservoirs ?...or am I being thick ( don't answer that )

nudge up for Susan,

So we can all go to Susan10146857, WELL, to get water if we have an

hose pipe ban yippie!!!.

Calling all task people free water at susan,s!!

make sure you are all covered when you have a wash!! do not want to face some un sightly thingies!!

Eldrick stay at home ! you have one of those thingies don,t you?

Flo,,,,

:-D :-D :-D

Susan wivnumbers,

In the 21st century, an important degree of personal freedom remains. Almost everyone who owns land in the UK is entitled to extract water from a borehole or well for their own use, without any license or permission being required (within generous, quantified, limits).

From http://www.synergyboreholes.co.uk/waterwell_boreholes/

Roy :-D

I have a well...I wonder if the water is mine or the water board's. I have often wondered.

I wonder if water is more of a problem since more people concreted/bricked/tarmaced over their front gardens. I know there is a law now that means you have to leave a small part open to catch the draining water, but a lot were done before that came into being. The rain now just bounces off and runs down the drains instead of soaking into the soil.

Im disabled and have a blue badge but I don't even own a hosepipe....I use a watering can and have a water butt...I also recycle my washing up water and put a bowl in the shower with me to catch the excess water!! :-D

We actually get a discount because the surface water goes into a separate system, into the river, instead of the foul water sewer which means it does not have to go through the sewage treatment works.

I suspect it's because the water company charge you for the water that comes from your property but would have to give you a rebate if your water was redirected into a soak-away

http://www.thameswater.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/corp/hs.xsl/567.htm

Roy

Why don't more houses have soak-aways for surface water?
The main sources of water are rivers and boreholes,
When it rains and it goes down a drain, the water rapidly goes into the nearest river which then floods and it's not there long enough to be captured into reservoirs.
With a soak-away the water goes into the soil, the rivers don't flood and the water either goes into the aquifer and can be extracted later by a borehole or else percolated slowly into the river where it can be drawn off over a longer period.

didnt know that mind you I cant water the garden as cant stand and carry the watering can so leave it to hubby mind you grass is a disaster after having chicken on it, dog on it and trampoline so no point in watering it.

Ann is right lawns will recover - our back one is already showing signs of drought.

ally6740

Are you saying you are capable of using a watering can, but as your partner has a blue badge its ok to use the hose as long as they do it?

People have been mentioning that they don't think it right to 'grass people up' for breaking a regulation because it attracts a fine. If they continued after a quiet word in their ear/jocular comment, why not?

When the last Drought Order was in place in 2006, only ONE person was fined - every one else was sent and took notice of a Yellow (warning) letter.

Personally, if I saw someone other than a Blue Badge holder, washing their car or watering an established lawn with a hose more than once, I'd be inclined to make that call.

Drought Orders (Hosepipe bans) are covered by the Flood and Water Management Act 2010

This may be controversial but I think to be fair, if there is a hosepipe ban, those with blue badges should really only water vegetables and fruit etc, food stuff. The lawn will recover from a dry spell and so will most flowers. :-)

i wont have to worry about the hose pipe ban ....my partner has a blue badge but im making him water the garden......knowing my neibours will take pics of me using the hose pipe just to see me get fined :(

i hope they have some nicer neighbours who wont grass them up for using there hosepipe, :-D

Sadly I suspect there will equally be many elderly people who are unable to carry a watering can who do not have a blue badge, they will be the ones who will be upset when their veg dies. I hope they have some friendly neighbours to carry the watering can for them.