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Thousands more homes to get water meters
4:00am Friday 6th July 2012 in Romsey
Thousands more homes to get water meters
HOMES across the Romsey area are next to have water meters installed, water bosses have revealed.
Southern Water will be going to the town as part of its five-year programme to install the devices, pictured, to the majority of its customers.
Work will take place in Cupernham, Woodley and Whitenap from later this month, with about 4,000 new meters being put in by the autumn. Households in and around North Baddesley will also receive their meters in the coming months.
However, to avoid disruption to a number of local events, work will not be carried out in the SO51 8 postcode area, which includes central Romsey, until the winter.
The majority of meters will be installed in the pavement outside people’s homes.
The company is installing more than 500,000 water meters across Hampshire, Sussex and Kent as part of its long-term plans to secure water resources for customers in the region, set to be complete by 2015.
It is thought that people on a water meter tend to use ten per cent less water.
The programme started in Southampton and moved to the New Forest and so far more than 65,000 meters have been installed.
Southern Water has introduced new tariffs to support customers whose bills may go up as a result.
Southern Water customer service teams will deliver information packs to households before water meters arrive, and advisors will be on hand on the day of installation to answer questions and provide advice on water efficiency, energy savings and metered bills.
To find out more log on to southernwater.co.uk/metering or call 0333 2003 013.
Comments(11)
davehills
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10:09am Fri 6 Jul 12
Two things have given us a noticeable reduction in useage.
Firstly, I installed a device called an "Interflush" to the WC. (It's the thing that was demonstrated on Dragon's Den).
Secondly, I installed a thermostatic shower to be used instead of the bath.
I also replaced dripping taps with ceramic types as the meter was spinning even when the taps were all off!
We don't water the garden from the tap and wash the cars at a car wash.
Our water bill looks like it will still be higher than we were paying on rates, but not vastly higher.
Queen Victoria
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10:17am Fri 6 Jul 12
OSPREYSAINT
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10:24am Fri 6 Jul 12
eurogordi
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11:01am Fri 6 Jul 12
Southern Water say my road has now been completed, but can't explain why I still don't have a meter!!!
So I keep paying water rates, but will be very cross if I find it's cheaper when Southern Water finally work out why my meter has not yet appeared when all my neighbours now have one!
HerbertC
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12:35pm Fri 6 Jul 12
They supply nearly 600 million litres of water/day - sounds good until you realise that they lose 93 million litres/ day through leakage.
I'm totally FOR saving water and minimising useage. But it's a bit of a farce Southern Water fitting meters rather than sorting out their basic infrastructure. Evidence shows that the majority of users' water bills actually rise after fitting meters. That's handy if you're a company supplying water...
Huffter
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2:47pm Fri 6 Jul 12
housewife
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5:08pm Fri 6 Jul 12
30% drop in bill with a meter
please
IronLady2010
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10:32pm Fri 6 Jul 12
Just don't pay the bill, they can't cut you off and won't take you to County Court. Many Council Estate people have never paid a penny in water rates. They brag about it, hence my comments.
I use lots of water and pay for it.
Fatty x Ford Worker
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10:50pm Fri 6 Jul 12
OSPREYSAINT
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10:46am Sat 7 Jul 12
Fatty x Ford Worker wrote:How long for?
One tip when you ave a $iss dont flush the bog!
OSPREYSAINT says...
9:29am Fri 6 Jul 12