Sewerage bill 24 February 2021 at 4:00PM in Water bills 6 replies 81 views

winkers

I have received my new annual water bill.
I have been receiving water bill's since 2002 but I wasn't  aware that the water provider did not charge for sewerage. The water bill tells me that I will get a sewerage bill from another company but I haven't. Am I liable for 19 years of sewerage Bill's?

Hasbeen

winkers said:

I have received my new annual water bill.
I have been receiving water bill's since 2002 but I wasn't  aware that the water provider did not charge for sewerage. The water bill tells me that I will get a sewerage bill from another company but I haven't. Am I liable for 19 years of sewerage Bill's?

Where does  the sewage go at the moment? Septic tank, mains drains etc.

winkers

We are connected to the main sewer. As my previous houses only had one bill which obviously included charges for water and sewerage I hadn't noticed that I should have had two bills.

Grumpy_chap

If you are in the area of a water supply  only company, the water company normally bill both water and sewage then pass the sewage component onwards.  

The water company is correct that they don't charge for sewage.  They are merely collecting the funds as a billing service but don't influence the amount of the bill, which they could if they were the ones charging you.

Who is your water company?

Cardew

They can only go back 6 years.

Rodders53

Grumpy_chap said:

If you are in the area of a water supply  only company, the water company normally bill both water and sewage then pass the sewage component onwards.  

Not always.
Watford: Colne Valley Water & Thames Sewerage: One bill for both as you say. 
Lowestoft: Essex and Suffolk Water & Anglian Sewerage: Separate Bills and accounts needed with each utility.

The water company names may well have changed since I lived in Watford

Grumpy_chap

Rodders53 said:

Watford: Colne Valley Water 
The water company names may well have changed since I lived in Watford

Part of Affinity Water now.