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Currently, the water bill for allotments is approx 4 x higher than rent collected and is currently heavily subsidised by council tax payers.
QuoteCurrently, the water bill for allotments is approx 4 x higher than rent collected and is currently heavily subsidised by council tax payers. why don't the council pass on the cost of water to the tenants? then perhaps folk would use less drinking water for crops, and collect more rainwater for use on their plots ;)
Quote from: tonybloke on August 08, 2010, 19:02:03QuoteCurrently, the water bill for allotments is approx 4 x higher than rent collected and is currently heavily subsidised by council tax payers. why don't the council pass on the cost of water to the tenants? then perhaps folk would use less drinking water for crops, and collect more rainwater for use on their plots ;)We encourage people to collect rainwater from their sheds and greenhouses but not everyone has one on their plot. I think that if the council charged tenants for water then many people would think "I'm paying for it, I'll use as much as I want" and the bills would go sky-high.