122 rateable value x 55.36 p- what does this mean???

evosy1978

Hello im charged by severn trent water, but my bill title says south staffs water/????

The water charge says 122 rateable value x 55.36 p

used and surface water 122 rateable value x 84.91 p

What do these figures mean???

thanks

Cardew

Your property has a Rateable Value(RV) of £122

This means it was built before 1989 and is probably quite small.

For each £1 of RV you pay a charge for water and a separate charge for sewerage.

Your water charge is 55.36p for each £1 of RV(so you pay 122 x 55.36p) - this is much lower than any Severn Trent water charge so it probably means you are supplied by South Staffs Water.

Your sewerage charge is 84.91p for each £1(so you pay 122 x 84.91p). This is for sewerage and surface water drainage(which means that rainwater on garden/gutters goes into the sewers and not a soakaway)

If you can prove that your surface water goes into a soakaway you can get this charge reduced.

evosy1978

thanks for that

could you tell me what a soakaway is. P.s i dont have a front or back garden its all concrete. does this make any difference??

ta

Cardew

If the water from your gutters and garden do not go into the sewer, they go underground into a soakaway. Essentially this is a pit dug underground when the properties were built(or added later).

You will not see the soakaway as it will be covered over. Older properties tended not to have soakaways.