Green Building Forum - Water prices Mon, 17 Aug 2026 01:45:22 +0100 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.0.3 Water prices https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18466&Focus=311203#Comment_311203 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18466&Focus=311203#Comment_311203 Sun, 16 Aug 2026 17:16:07 +0100 Rex
The headline on the front of today's Telegraph is what can only be described as 'surge pricing' for water during droughts. The aim is to encourage us to use less water.

This really anger me as we have a 6k liter rainwater collection tank and apart fro the fact that I'm not paying for incoming and by default, sewerage charges for using that water, I am unlikely to get any consideration for the fact that I am using less treated water than most houses.

With all the building regs we have in place, surely it makes sense that every new build, whether single houses or estates, must have a large rainwater collection to be used for toilet flushing. After all, every new build has to have a large soak-away, so why not collect that water before it goes to the soak-away?

It is absolute madness to flush expensively treated, potable water down the lavatory.

Now I'm off my soapbox!!]]> Water prices https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18466&Focus=311204#Comment_311204 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18466&Focus=311204#Comment_311204 Sun, 16 Aug 2026 18:29:33 +0100 philedge
Much like a household battery charged when eleccy is abundant and cheap, then used when the price is higher. Think yourself lucky that you built your water battery when you did:)]]> Water prices https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18466&Focus=311205#Comment_311205 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18466&Focus=311205#Comment_311205 Sun, 16 Aug 2026 21:38:50 +0100 WillInAberdeen
The UK really does need to get everyone onto smart water meters, but given all the hissy fits about fitting smart energy meters, expect that to take a long time!]]>