Any income will be given to the insolvent banks.The income would also be huge which could be then used to repair our leaking mains system and update sewage treatment plants.
...if people were charged for water - would they have left their taps running all night long during the 'big freeze'?
Water charges will be coming in but a decision has not been made as to when, also, if people were charged for water - would they have left their taps running all night long during the 'big freeze'?
If meters were installed in every home using mains water it would presumably dramatically reduce the amount used. The cost would be huge but it would generate employment and would be a one off expense.
The income would also be huge which could be then used to repair our leaking mains system and update sewage treatment plants. I am assuming the only reason water charges have never been introduced is due to political cowardice. People in rural areas who have to put in their own wells and sewage systems do so at a cost of at least 10k and suffer the annual cost of maintaining them. Why should urban dwellers have this for free?
Water charges would ensure homeowners used it responsibly and most importantly would shut off the supply when vacating houses, schools and factories over Christmas and ensured their pipes and attics were protected.
Perhaps a nominal amount to begin with to ease us all in? Say €50 or €100 per household?
I don't think a 30 year event lasting two weeks is a good reason to bring in a charge.
Where do you get this from? From what I hear about the privatised service in the Uk, it is a mess - expensive, poor service, and just as many leaks as in the old days.
Lets be honest, it'll come in soon, as the Gov simply needs to raise more revenue badly over the next few years.
But I think it will be in the form of a fixed annual fee rather that 'pay as you use'.
Perhaps a nominal amount to begin with to ease us all in? Say €50 or €100 per household?
Water charges will be coming in but a decision has not been made as to when, also, if people were charged for water - would they have left their taps running all night long during the 'big freeze'?
I don't have a problem with water charges BUT I would have fears that once introduced, the Government and Local Authorities won't be able to help themselves increasing and increasing the charges every year to bring in extra revenue. It will just become another tax rather an actual water charge.
+1.
Id also have to query the service Id receive for the money, i moved into an apartment 4 years ago and have not had mains water on numerous occasions, for up to 3 days at a time - due to various works, upgrades, fixes etc... this weekend was just the latest in a series of no mains water for me, plus for the first 2 years mains pressure was so low that it was practically unusable.
Id expect this to improve if I was paying, but who is to say it would?
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