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Welcome to Drought-Order.com
Latest
News:
A Proposals Document on Water Reform Published by The
General Consumer Council for Northern Ireland proposes that
the Government should make an immediate commitment to
implement universal metering in all households, with
built-in protection for vulnerable consumers.
Universal metering must be implemented in a phased and
targeted way with completion within a 3–5 year period
as a maximum. People should be allowed to pay on the basis
of what they use through a metered tariff, as is the case
with electricity and gas, and reflects common water payment
practice across Europe, North America and beyond.
The cost of introducing the universal metering system
(current Government estimate of £120 million) should be
spread over a 20-year period rather than as a one-off cost
as indicated by the Government. This works out at around £8.50
per household per year based on the maximum possible
estimated cost.
A fully metered tariff should be used. In principle this
could be based on a block-increasing tariff i.e. the more
you use the more you pay. There would also be a minimum
payment level. Those who receive a free water allowance
would not start paying a metered tariff until they exceeded
their allowance.
Until universal metering is fully introduced the existing
rates system should be used as the primary method of
recovering costs. Existing consumer protection available
under rates should be applied and encouraged.
Legislation must require developers to put meters into all
new homes with immediate effect.
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 Water
is scarce in England as well as in parts of Scotland, Wales and Northern
Ireland. With the lowest rainfall, groundwater and reservoir levels for
decades, large scale drought is already occurring in the UK . This new
website exists purely to provide current information and help in saving
water and in living through Drought Orders.
Whenever current Drought Orders end, there will be more to follow in
the future!
We have now experienced two consecutive years of seriously low
rainfall. resulting in low groundwater and drying reservoirs and
aquifers. Everyone can help to avoid the necessity of Drought Orders and
Standpipes - and save some money at the same time!
Drought-Order.com provides
up-to-date information on the situation at all the UK's Water Supply
Companies. Add us to your favourites!
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London has less rainfall than Madrid and Rome. |
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