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Title: Cutting the cost of your water bill?
Post by: britishwill on August 04, 2011, 05:30:59 pm

Hi everyone

I am trying to reduce my water bill and I have heard that people do this.

Tell me if I am wrong but if you can prove to your water provider that when you are producing water that a large percentage of the waste water does not go back into the waste /sewerage system you do not have to pay for the sewerage part or your bill is reduced?

Has anyone else heard of this or have I got the wrong end of the stick?
If indeed this is correct surely we could all make a big savings for those of us on water meters?

Thank you

Britishwill

Title: Re: Cutting the cost of your water bill?
Post by: steven ainger on August 04, 2011, 05:35:30 pm

What about collecting rainwater

Title: Re: Cutting the cost of your water bill?
Post by: Pope vader on August 04, 2011, 05:37:31 pm

that is correct, but then they put you on commercial rate and you have to prove where ur water is going,

Title: Re: Cutting the cost of your water bill?
Post by: richywilts on August 04, 2011, 05:48:31 pm

we do this with united utilities in the north west they reduced our water rate by 40% i thinkl they came out and watched us clean windows and watched a tiny dribble of water run in to drain which they said would have to be 40% reduction

Title: Re: Cutting the cost of your water bill?
Post by: wazzz on August 04, 2011, 05:57:46 pm

You may be thinking of what's called surface water run off . Its nothing to do with what you produce. Normaly  water that comes off your roof goes down your drain pipes and ends up in the water company waste pipes . if you can prove that your drain pipes do not enter their waste system then you get the discount. We had to fill a form in and do diagrams to show where the water run off goes to . In our case it runs to fields . in a built up area i think it will almost always end up in their system one way or other.

Title: Re: Cutting the cost of your water bill?
Post by: Dave Willis on August 04, 2011, 06:05:01 pm

 Britishwill Yes, you are correct. I had to wait a year before they would give me a reduction. I have a meter on my ro so I know exactly how much water is used for my business and have told them no waste water goes down the drain - I have it diverted to wheely bins to water the garden.

They have not put me on commercial rates either so that's a load of tosh.

Title: Re: Cutting the cost of your water bill?
Post by: Pope vader on August 04, 2011, 06:15:54 pm

each water company is different,  but i dont care as i pay £12 per week for a lock up with free water ;D  as the whole industry estate hasnt got a meter or gets a bill

Title: Re: Cutting the cost of your water bill?
Post by: barry mallett on August 04, 2011, 09:37:59 pm

honestly  , could you be arsed