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On 8 Jun, 18:37, "Julian" wrote:
"Clive George" wrote in message

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"Julian" wrote in message
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Your "2 cistern" proposal would break the law by deliberately
contriving to cause
the meter to read incorrectly:

Now that I am aware that I (aided and abetted by a friend's horse)
have
pinched water IAW the following:

(2) No water fitting shall be installed, connected, arranged or used
in such a manner that it causes or is likely to cause-

(i) waste, misuse, undue consumption or contamination of water
supplied by a water undertaker; or

(ii) the erroneous measurement of water supplied by a water
undertaker.

I wonder what you suggest I should do. We actually have about 5
troughs
on the property and they all are only likely to ever fill at a slow
rate
due to horse's drinking habits. If you wish to draft a letter of
enquiry
for me I'll gladly forward it to United Ut's.

The difference is you can't demonstrate intent with what you've got at
the
moment - mostly because there wasn't any. If you have a 2-cistern
solution
for no apparent reason other than to ensure you get water as slow as
possible, that shows intent.

That would be a difference, but in this instance I'm fully aware that I
am
drawing water from UU's system without paying for it and that must change
things. Ie No water fitting shall be installed, (I have several) &
cause
the erroneous measurement of water supplied by a water undertaker.(which
I
have proven to take place) So, my question remains - what action do I now
need to take?


I beleive some or all water co's have a tarrif for unmetered feeds to
horsetroughs. Perhaps you should enquire of them whether you should
be paying for 5 of these!


Yes, that's true I think, but for 'remote' troughs where it would be
uneconomic or unreasonable to create a separate account. I'm on a commercial
tariff for my farm. And all the water comes from the one supply.

Julian.