Surface Water Charges

Cardew

nomorec wrote: »

if you put your water into a soakaway you are entitled to up to 40% of your water bill also you can save your gray water into a permanant storage tank and you can plumb it in to your system so you flush your toilet with it.

in these days of recycling contact your local authority to see if there are grants available i am in the process of building a house (scotland) there are outlays to start with but the savings outweigh the cost

do not be put off you have rights

the water companies are there to make profit why should you pay there shareholders when you don't have to

Just not true..

I take it you mean 40% off(e.g.discount) OFF(not 'of') your water bill - where on earth do you get the 40% from?

You can do what you want with your 'gray' water; except plumb it into your system.

rizla01

Hi,

didn't know where else to post this.

Do you have an alternative sewer system like a composting waste disposal or have you had a septic tank installed?

If so then I think you may be able to claim some money from the local Water Company.

Let me explain.

I am having a house built. I have had water supply put in place but the site is just that and there are no sewerage systems on site. Building hasn't begun.
Yet I am being chased by the water board for £266 for a 'Sewerage Infrastructure Charge', despite the fact that I am not using their system and I don't intend, if the figures stack up for an alternative, to do so.

Yet I have had demand after demand for me to pay this amount and the last letter received states that I need to pay this amount and IF and WHEN I can prove the installation of an alternative method of dealing with my waste, they will then refund me the monies paid (With interest, too, I doubt!!)

There is already a property on this land whichhad previously connected to the mains sewer.

I am going to write back and compare this charge, based on the fact that I am building a new house, with the fact that there would be NO amount payable if I were to have converted the old property, just the same as if I'd moved into an existing property. (Wish me luck)

Meanwhile, this brings me to the point in question.

if any of you have changed to a less conventional means of dealing with your waste, DID YOU APPLY FOR AND RECEIVE, a refund of this infrastructure charge?

Since you are no longer using it, it stands to reason that this should be recoverable.

Cardew

There have been posts on here about septic tanks if you do a search.

I can't think that you could possibly be charged for sewerage if you didn't use a sewer. However I suspect the capital cost of installing a pit and the costs of emptying it each year(?) might make it make sewerage the cheaper option?? Be interesting to find out when you have done your sums.

I had a house built on some land, which already had a small property on it, we(well the builder!) tapped into the existing sewer pipe and, from memory,we had to pay a token charge, which I thought was just for them to inspect and check it conformed with regs etc.

Wish you luck

P.S.
I had a relative with a septic tank at the bottom of his garden. When the property was built access to the tank wasn't a problem, however with builing nearby it did become a problem and the costs of emptying soared. As a mains was then laid(some years after he bought) it was cheaper in the long run to pay to be connected to this sewer.

The point being ensure that your pit is sited so access is possible.