Twenty Inch
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Oi, Chuffy - you seen this?
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Headgardener
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I thought is illegal to run surface water i.e roof gutters into the sewerage system in buildings built after a certain year.
Twenty Inch
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I don't know what buidling regs say. This is about water that falls on surface area - car parks, graveyards, allotments, school sports fields. It's sickening that OFWAT and the water companies even got this far with these plans.
Dave5N
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About time those Devonistas paid their way.
snorri
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Looks as if they may have to bring back Road Tax in order to pay for road drainage.
Dave5N
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Exmoor's gonna cost them a bleedin' fortune!!!
Chuffy
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First I've seen of it. But then, I don't have an allotment, just a very large garden.
If this works out as the links in the OP imply, then it's going to represent a huge increase in revenue for the water companies. I'd be interested to know what is driving that (and shrieking 'greed!' doesn't constitute a valid answer btw...)...
If this works out as the links in the OP imply, then it's going to represent a huge increase in revenue for the water companies. I'd be interested to know what is driving that (and shrieking 'greed!' doesn't constitute a valid answer btw...)...
Twenty Inch
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Chuffy said:
Doesn't stop you writing to your MP. You could use the letter posted in the thread as a template.
If this works out as the links in the OP imply, then it's going to represent a huge increase in revenue for the water companies. I'd be interested to know what is driving that (and shrieking 'greed!' doesn't constitute a valid answer btw...)...
Alright, I won't say "greed". I'll say "maximising the business opportunity", and "maximising shareholder value". How does that sound?
Chuffy
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Plugging holes in investment funds more like, but who knows...Twenty Inch said:
Yes, I could write to my MP, but only as a civilian. I don't have a stake in the issue, unlike owners of club premises for example.
Twenty Inch
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Well, any help would be gratefully received. This affects anyone who goes to church, plays Sunday League football, cricket, bowls, has a child in the Scouts, grows a few veg on an allotment. And who knows - perhaps they'll have a look at your big garden and decide to levy the charge on that?
