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It's cheaper for water companies to institute bans than to fix leaks and build capacity. Why waste potential profit! So what if lawns die, farms/gardens lose pr
by pbhjpbhj 4y ago
It's cheaper for water companies to institute bans than to fix leaks and build capacity. Why waste potential profit! So what if lawns die, farms/gardens lose produce, it's not like the water companies need to care -- what you going to do harvest your own (you're not allowed!).
Same with sewage, they don't bother building the capacity, just pay off the Tories and they allow it to be pumped raw into rivers and onto shores.
- rowanajmarshall 4y ago> what you going to do harvest your own (you're not allowed!). It's absolutely legal to harvest rainwater in the UK for private use. Some councils even encourage it! Source: https://www.anchorpumps.com/blog/rules-harvesting-rainwater/#:~:text=It%20is%20perfectly%20legal%20to,encourage%20communities%20to%20harvest%20rainwater https://www.anchorpumps.com/blog/rules-harvesting-rainwater/....
- jimnotgym 4y agoSome bounds on this 1) yes you can have a small 100l tank catching rain water for your garden, but you can not drink it. If it became a big tank it would become subject to planning and building control. 2) you need a permit to harvest ground water by digging a well or borehole. 3) you need a permit to entrap water in a pond and to build a dam for this purpose