Watering

[Sean Regan]

My water bill prompted this post.

Back in the day when I had a koi pool I wasn't on a water meter, as I trickled changed through a declorinator 24/7 the water in it.

I could tell which housdes around us were on water meters any year I got up on the tea-house roof to re-paint the woodwork. Many lawns were almost white in the summer due to lack of water.
This year particularly, in the dry spells I've been regularly watering my garden, when I know many neighbours have not bee n watering theirs.
My reasoning being that to replace plants that had stunted growth or died through lack of water would cost more to replace than any extra on the water bill.

Changing to a (free) water meter two years ago after closing the pool reduced my water bill from £86 a month to around sixty. Since then I have built up some credit so my payments for the next year will be down to just overr £30. But they may have got that wrong, seems rather low, but then they only (remotely) read the meter twice a year. So I'm glad I kept on watering.

 

[Marck]

Don't hesitate to collect rainwater off your roof. My average house gives me over 100 gallons for every tenth of an inch, so over 1000 gallons per inch. You can set up a system where you can collect rainwater most of the time, but divert back to your storm drains if an excessive deluge is expected.

Addendum: I didn't mean to oversell it with my first numbers...

 

[Sean Regan]

Don't hesitate to collect rainwater off your roof. My average house gives me 1000 gallons for every tenth of an inch. You can set up a system where you can collect rainwater most of the time, but divert back to your storm drains if an excessive deluge is expected.

I keep meaning to do that.

 

[wkevinc]

My water bill prompted this post.

Back in the day when I had a koi pool I wasn't on a water meter, as I trickled changed through a declorinator 24/7 the water in it.

I could tell which housdes around us were on water meters any year I got up on the tea-house roof to re-paint the woodwork. Many lawns were almost white in the summer due to lack of water.
This year particularly, in the dry spells I've been regularly watering my garden, when I know many neighbours have not bee n watering theirs.
My reasoning being that to replace plants that had stunted growth or died through lack of water would cost more to replace than any extra on the water bill.

Changing to a (free) water meter two years ago after closing the pool reduced my water bill from £86 a month to around sixty. Since then I have built up some credit so my payments for the next year will be down to just overr £30. But they may have got that wrong, seems rather low, but then they only (remotely) read the meter twice a year. So I'm glad I kept on watering.

Is water scarce in the UK? I always thought of you guys as having rather lush, rainy sort of terrain.

 

[DrCase]

I gave up worrying about my water bill.
I keep every thing green and just pay it

 

[cntrlwagdnr]

Tis true they should have more then enough water to go around, but they are socialists, wkevinc, they tax you and make you pay for everything they possibly can, trust me - I was born and lived there for 30 years.

 

[Marck]

Climate change is affecting Britain as well. Summers are getting hotter and drier and droughts have occurred. Of course, monitoring, purifying, and moving water across a landscape into buildings and homes will cost money anywhere, even in the wettest climates.