On 13 Mar 2007 07:25:01 -0700, "Dave Hill"
wrote:

On 12 Mar, 21:28, "cineman"
wrote:
Hi,
Got my overgrown water bill today.
On the reverse it states I could reduce my bill if I do not allow surface
water to drain into sewers.
NOW how much storage would i need to conserve the rainfall from my roof.
Any ideas?
regards
Cineman

I think that what they are getting at is that if you store the water
from your roof and use it on the garden then you will use less mains
water and thus have a lower bill.
As to how much storage you need, you will have to work that out for
yourself as I have no idea of the size of your roof.
1 inch of rain is aproz. 0.6 of a gall per sq, ft.

David Hill
Abacus Nurseries.

I got my sewage charges reduced some years ago by telling them that I
use some grey water on the garden and that all the water I use on the
garden obviously does not go into the sewers.
I did this after reading that some people with bigger gardens have
separate water meters for the garden, which incur no sewage charges.
David, I guess you have a separate meter?
They sent me a form to fill in, and I had to do a lot of guesswork
with the figures, but they accepted it. Don't ask me how much I
saved, but it's nice to know I save something!!

Pam in Bristol