On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 09:50:30 GMT, "Brian Sharrock"
wrote:

Living in a suburban environment within a conurbation ...
I receive a metered water supply from a "Water board" ...
the typical bill is for XXX tonnes of water supplied;
and XXX * 90% taken away as sewage; [I assume 'they'
reckon I must sweat and/or use other toilet facilities
for the missing 10%].

Some of it will be used for watering plants, washing cars etc...etc

I'm billed _more_ for taking the
stuff away than I'm billed for supply of the potable water.

It costs more to remove and dispose of dirty water than it does to
supply potable water.

BTW, I'm also stuck with a surface water disposal charge.