Water Butts and Water Meters

 

A remark by someone saying that they were on a water meter and that their
beans were not doing too well made me think. How many of you are on water
meters and DON'T have water butts?

Rain water is FREE.

Forward planning?



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On Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:49:11 +0100, "'Mike'"


I'm on a meter, and I don't have a water butt.
The problem is, I'm mid-terrace and have no downpipe.  Even if I had
one added, I've no soak-away for excess winter water.  
Any ideas folks?


Pam in Bristol

 

'Could' you, I mean is it possible physically, to cut into the gutter and
fit a downpipe AND is there a drain nearby? If so you could fit one of those
gismos which diverts water into the waterbut, but when it is full, water
automatically diverts back to the drain.

'IF' you have a gutter and 'IF' you have a drain

Mike


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On Thu, 2 Sep 2010 23:27:05 +0100, Mike wrote:


And it's legal to put surface water into that drain... Mind you if
it's round the back I doubt anyone would find out.  B-)

Has one of the OP's neighbours got a down pipe near the boundary?
Maybe a divertor could be fitted into that fed to butts each side?
One for the neigbour so they get some benfit from the having the
divertor, butts linked at the top so you can't use "their" water and
yours fills after theirs.

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Dave.

 



It's a very interesting and informative argument as to who 'owns' rainwater.
Once it is on the ground it is the person who owns that bit of ground, such
as your garden, your rain. However that falling on the highway, whether
direct or via your drive, it belongs to those who maintain or own the
highway, such as the local council. BUT, if the highway authority feel that
there is too much water and want to put a drain in, they must seek
permission from the water authority who services the waste water as it is
their responsibility once it is in the drain and they have the right to say
'no more drains thankyou'.

Therefore, as Dave says, if there is a drain, it is perfectly legal to put
that surface water down the drain. But don't ask for one if there isn't one
there because there is no guarantee you will get it.

Been there, done that, got the wet tee shirt.

Mike


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