South East England's drought?
21 March 2006, 01:44 PM
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South East England's drought?
http://www.beatthedrought.com/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4823938.stm
Not looking good for us south-east'ers - come Autumn this year, you car will be caked in mud and your garden like the Sahara...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4823938.stm
Not looking good for us south-east'ers - come Autumn this year, you car will be caked in mud and your garden like the Sahara...
21 March 2006, 01:47 PM
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Get yourself a grey water store sorted, OK, you won't be drinking it, but you can have a nice green garden and really **** the neighbours off to boot! We're in the process of putting in a 3000 litre underground tank that collects the run off from the gutters and the area where we wash the cars down!
21 March 2006, 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by OllyK
Get yourself a grey water store sorted, OK, you won't be drinking it, but you can have a nice green garden and really **** the neighbours off to boot! We're in the process of putting in a 3000 litre underground tank that collects the run off from the gutters and the area where we wash the cars down!
21 March 2006, 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by OllyK
Get yourself a grey water store sorted, OK, you won't be drinking it, but you can have a nice green garden and really **** the neighbours off to boot! We're in the process of putting in a 3000 litre underground tank that collects the run off from the gutters and the area where we wash the cars down!
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21 March 2006, 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Karl 227
And with this little puppy you can recycle all of the water in your household
21 March 2006, 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by lightning101
You still won't be able to use a hosepipe with it though, its the hoses that are banned, not the water 
21 March 2006, 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Karl 227
What is the bloody problem in England with water shortage all the time and then floods? 
21 March 2006, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by stevencotton
Poor quality piping leaking it all into the ground? The junction of Oxford Street and Poland Street has about 3 or 4 burst mains a year, the water is literally pumping out of the ground like there is no tomorrow when it goes. I imagine that happens all over the UK - or the south east at least.
Thames loses 915 million litres a day, the regulator said - enough to fill 366 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4681211.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4681211.stm
21 March 2006, 02:56 PM
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Alright then 
That's disgusting and shouldn't be allowed, how can they get away with that when people at the wrong end of the country are told there's a water shortage and it should be conserved?
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> I had to change that because Stickey Mickey was being a little picky weren't you Stickey Mickey, when the boat comes in
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That's disgusting and shouldn't be allowed, how can they get away with that when people at the wrong end of the country are told there's a water shortage and it should be conserved?
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> I had to change that because Stickey Mickey was being a little picky weren't you Stickey Mickey, when the boat comes in
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21 March 2006, 02:58 PM
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And only six years since this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/flood_facts.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/flood_facts.shtml
Rainfall for September to November 2000 was the highest since records began in 1766
21 March 2006, 03:12 PM
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One thought - it is all very well say there was less rain in the last 12 months - but what percentage was actually 'caught n stored' reservoirs?
Surely they need more reservoirs built in the south east than they currently have?
Of course, after they plugged the massive 'leaks'...
As for the 'water storage' ideas - thanks, but I ain't got a lot of land , so at best I'm looking at a 500ltr water butt.
Surely they need more reservoirs built in the south east than they currently have?
Of course, after they plugged the massive 'leaks'...
As for the 'water storage' ideas - thanks, but I ain't got a lot of land , so at best I'm looking at a 500ltr water butt.
21 March 2006, 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by DrEvil
One thought - it is all very well say there was less rain in the last 12 months - but what percentage was actually 'caught n stored' reservoirs?
21 March 2006, 03:22 PM
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Dr.Evil, I flew over Bewley the other day and I was amazed at the lack of water in it, so I don't think it's simply a case of building more reservoirs as this is a once a century phenomenom.
Whilst the water companies have to bear up to their share of the problem, as consumers we simply have to hold our hands up and use less water by flushing the toilet less, having showers instead of baths and recyclying water for the garden. As I said in an earlier thread concerning the toilet, if it's yellow, let it mellow, if it's brown, flush it down...
Whilst the water companies have to bear up to their share of the problem, as consumers we simply have to hold our hands up and use less water by flushing the toilet less, having showers instead of baths and recyclying water for the garden. As I said in an earlier thread concerning the toilet, if it's yellow, let it mellow, if it's brown, flush it down...
21 March 2006, 03:31 PM
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In terms of domestic water, if all toilet/bath/shower water goes back into the sewer system, surely all the water companies have to do is treat this water and then not lose 900 million litres a day in their pipes?
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[QUOTE=Flatcapdriver]Dr.Evil, I flew over Bewley the other day and I was amazed at the lack of water in it, so I don't think it's simply a case of building more reservoirs as this is a once a century phenomenom.
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True but .... according to a slightly sceptical paper the other day, SE Water (or was it Thames water?? I forget all the names) had filled in 6 or 7 reservoirs in the last couple of years and sold them off for development. They said that they weren't needed due to *increased efficiciency* ... Sorry??? But they hold water thus you would have more water storage WITH the *extra* reservoirs than without ..... Nothing to do with the vast sumes made by selling off the land then ...
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True but .... according to a slightly sceptical paper the other day, SE Water (or was it Thames water?? I forget all the names) had filled in 6 or 7 reservoirs in the last couple of years and sold them off for development. They said that they weren't needed due to *increased efficiciency* ... Sorry??? But they hold water thus you would have more water storage WITH the *extra* reservoirs than without ..... Nothing to do with the vast sumes made by selling off the land then ...
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21 March 2006, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Flatcapdriver
As I said in an earlier thread concerning the toilet, if it's yellow, let it mellow, if it's brown, flush it down...
21 March 2006, 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by OllyK
That's fine if you're happy with your house smelling like a public urinal, personally I find the smell of urine quite pungent. The other alternative it to replace the flush mechanism in the loo, with a dual flush.
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Originally Posted by DrEvil
One thought - it is all very well say there was less rain in the last 12 months - but what percentage was actually 'caught n stored' reservoirs?
Surely they need more reservoirs built in the south east than they currently have?
Of course, after they plugged the massive 'leaks'...
As for the 'water storage' ideas - thanks, but I ain't got a lot of land , so at best I'm looking at a 500ltr water butt.
Surely they need more reservoirs built in the south east than they currently have?
Of course, after they plugged the massive 'leaks'...
As for the 'water storage' ideas - thanks, but I ain't got a lot of land , so at best I'm looking at a 500ltr water butt.
21 March 2006, 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Flatcapdriver
Dr.Evil, I flew over Bewley the other day and I was amazed at the lack of water in it, so I don't think it's simply a case of building more reservoirs as this is a once a century phenomenom.
Whilst the water companies have to bear up to their share of the problem, as consumers we simply have to hold our hands up and use less water by flushing the toilet less, having showers instead of baths and recyclying water for the garden. As I said in an earlier thread concerning the toilet, if it's yellow, let it mellow, if it's brown, flush it down...
Whilst the water companies have to bear up to their share of the problem, as consumers we simply have to hold our hands up and use less water by flushing the toilet less, having showers instead of baths and recyclying water for the garden. As I said in an earlier thread concerning the toilet, if it's yellow, let it mellow, if it's brown, flush it down...
Bottom line is they are in no way keeping up with demand in the south east - even taking in to account the reduced rain fall over the last 12-18 months.
You've got to wonder how long the 'Bewley' reservior levels have been dropping - I doubt it has just happened in the last year... ?
In addition - how they water board can tell us we are being wasteful and should take more care, when they are 'loosing' 900 million litres a day?! LOL
21 March 2006, 04:44 PM
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What good will digging a new reservoir be if there is no water to fill it???
Oh, you were referring to the top part of the post, when I thought it was the
bottom, sorry
21 March 2006, 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Wurzel
What good will digging a new reservoir be if there is no water to fill it???
Anyway .. I give up on this.. I no water reservoir expert, just like Southern Water's staff...
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Originally Posted by Flatcapdriver
I would have thought that anyone with half a brain would have realised that I'm not implying you leave it there all day but clearly I was wrong in using a semi-metaphorical explanation for potential water saving.
If your house smells like a public urinal, then I suggest you either start aiming straight or shut the door to the toilet.