We are going through one of our periodic 'should we get a water meter' phases so I thought I would share the pain.
Our water company charges £3 m3
My garden usage is approx
that is about 16 m3 costing £48
But
Although we get 1000 mm rain a year only about 300 mm falls in growing season so I need to store perhaps 8 m3 to get through a dry summer
Options
Our water company charges £3 m3
My garden usage is approx
- greenhouse 7 months 210 days 20 l/day 4200l say 4.2m3
- lawn 5 times 1.6 m3 each time, say 8 m3
- potatoes 1 m3
- onions 1 m3
- sweetcorn 1m3
- odds and ends 1m3
that is about 16 m3 costing £48
But
Although we get 1000 mm rain a year only about 300 mm falls in growing season so I need to store perhaps 8 m3 to get through a dry summer
Options
- Lagoon - possible but ugly and concerned about pets/children falling in. say £600 with liner/digger hire
- IBC 1m3 tanks times 8 plus pumps, pipes etc £1000 also ugly
- do nothing and pay the fixed water rates
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