Water at chelsea
Last post 12-11-2008 11:00 AM by Phot's-Moll. 6 replies.
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21/05/2006 09:26 PM
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I'm puzzled by the fact that the RHS is restricting the use of hosepipes at Chelsea but has drilled a borehole. The waterboards have stated that the problem is not merely with the reservoirs but with the level in the aquifers below ground so why does it make a difference if the RHS takes the water directly from below ground?
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21/05/2006 10:58 PM
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- Digger
- Northern UK
- 18 Jul 2005
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Hi anthemis, do you really honestly believe what the water board is saying? the real true problem is that the water companies are losing millions of gallons a day in leaky old pipes and they don't want the expense of repairing them, this in spite of the fact that they are one of the sole outfits that forces it's customers to pay in advance for a service they are not recieving ie as much water as you need! the water companies are making obscene amounts of profit and are peddling half truths to unwitting joe public they want you to belive that poor rainfall is the culprit but why don't they make proper attempts to catch and store the rain/ and fix the pipes?
digger 
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22/05/2006 01:27 PM
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Digger, I don't have any love for the water companies and agree it is a pity that we have no way of redistributing the rainwater from areas like yours which has so much rain to the overcrowded south east which is an area of exceptionally low rainfall.
In the short term I feel we will have to cope with the shortages here.. It is a fact that the water table is way down on its normal levels. The RHS says that as a business they are not affected by the hosepipe ban but are setting a lead by not using them at Chelsea and using a borehole instead. Still water from the aquifers as far as I can see.
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23/05/2006 01:04 PM
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- uncle_bul
- 09 Mar 2004
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I guess the RHS are just trying to show they are concerned and don't want to face the bad publicity of images of show gardens being watered with thousends of gallons of pure mains drinking water. There is a real ruckuss going on in Reading at the moment where Thames Water have their HQ. Apparently some contractor was seen washing down the TW building and watering the plants with hosepipes!
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11/11/2008 02:42 PM
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Hi
It does't seem to be a well known fact but, not only the RHS, anyone can have a borehole to obtain water. Recent law changes over the last few years mean that as long as you don't pump more than 20,000 litres a day, you don't need permission or an abstraction licence, and there are no restrictions as to use. The only cost involved is the well and a pump, the water is free. In the event of a hosepipe ban there are still no restrictions.
A well costs from about £1000 to drill, so its probably only of interest to someone with a very large garden, allotment or farm.
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11/11/2008 03:11 PM
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- Digger
- Northern UK
- 18 Jul 2005
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A good point Mark Carpenter, this topic was quite an old one and does deserve some more "air time", we are lucky?? to have a mega high water table and an abundance of rain everyday, I have two friends here that have farms for cows and they have their own water supply from the beck.
digger
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12/11/2008 11:00 AM
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- Phot's-Moll
- The sunny South coast.
- 06 Jan 2007
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Using untreated water for plants makes sense - it doesn't need to be of drinking water quality. By getting it directly they're only taking what they need, none will be lost in the leaky pipes and no one need pay for treatment that's not needed.
It'd be good if more of the rainwater that falls on house and business roofs could be used for garden watering, car washing, toilet flushing and anything else that doesn't need treated water.
Whether you think you can do a thing, or think you cannot, you are right.
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