When you pay for your water what do they charge you for?

The_Blue_Dragon · 13 Mar 2006 at 17:56

Hi people,
Yesterday I went to my stepdads and he told me something I cant understand. He told me he got his water bill and has been charged for the usuals tap water, sewage etc.

And then he said he get charged for when it rains

When ever rains lands on his roof and falls to the floor he is charged.
Surly this is a load of rubbish? surly they cant charge you for that

Burbleflop · 13 Mar 2006 at 17:58

It isn't April 1st already is it?

Raymond Lin · 13 Mar 2006 at 17:58

The_Blue_Dragon said:
Hi people,
Yesterday I went to my stepdads and he told me something I cant understand. He told me he got his water bill and has been charged for the usuals tap water, sewage etc.

And then he said he get charged for when it rains When ever rains lands on his roof and falls to the floor he is charged.
Surly this is a load of rubbish? surly they cant charge you for that

there are 2 kinds of draings in the ground.

1 - Sewage - from your kitchen sink and toilet...dirty water - aka Foul water

2 - Fresh water draings, where all the gutter water goes into.

They are kept seperate.

The_Blue_Dragon · 13 Mar 2006 at 17:59

Im not messing and he really sounded serious.

He says they charge you because it runs down your drainpipes into there drain system?

fatiain · 13 Mar 2006 at 17:59

See RLs point two.

It's true.

fatiain · 13 Mar 2006 at 18:00

The_Blue_Dragon said:
He says they charge you because it runs down your drainpipes into there drain system?

Spot on. How else would they make any money out of rain? :rolleyes:

.SJ · 13 Mar 2006 at 18:01

Raymond Lin · 13 Mar 2006 at 18:01

Trust me, i am a lawyer...

and the fact that i've drawn detail plans for housing estates/Flats for these drains, takes a LONG time i can tell you, to work out the angle of the falls in the pipe underground so it flows to a manhole and then turn around corners in foundations without it getting clogged up.

No-One · 13 Mar 2006 at 20:20

I assume this is if you have a water meter. I wonder if it's possible to re-route your gutters etc to flow into a drain in the road to reduce your bill..... just a though. lol

Quantic · 13 Mar 2006 at 20:21

Raymond Lin said:
Trust me, i am a lawyer...

Are you?? BVC or LPC AND training contract/pupillage??

Raymond Lin · 13 Mar 2006 at 20:46

Quantic said:
Are you?? BVC or LPC AND training contract/pupillage??

Doing the LPC at the mo.

Quantic · 13 Mar 2006 at 20:48

Raymond Lin said:
Doing the LPC at the mo.

Not quite a lawyer yet then - just another 2 years to go!

Slime101 · 13 Mar 2006 at 20:54

No-One said:
I assume this is if you have a water meter. I wonder if it's possible to re-route your gutters etc to flow into a drain in the road to reduce your bill..... just a though. lol

No, its part of every bill.

As has been said you can get it reduced if you collect the run off water for use on the garden etc.

Raymond Lin · 13 Mar 2006 at 20:57

Slime101 said:
No, its part of every bill.

As has been said you can get it reduced if you collect the run off water for use on the garden etc.

done that too, did one house where we dig a big hole (by big its about 1500mm wide) and filled it with gravel in the front garden and direct all rainwater into it.