Comments on: Water - a continual juggling act http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2006/11/28/water-a-continual-juggling-act/ The trials and tribulations of a modern crofter Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:40:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: stonehead http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2006/11/28/water-a-continual-juggling-act/#comment-689 stonehead Tue, 28 Nov 2006 19:59:22 +0000 http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2006/11/28/water-a-continual-juggling-act/#comment-689 For those who haven't been following this, Shirley's referring to <a href="http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2006/10/11/water-supply-we-must-not-do-anything/" rel="nofollow">the bureaucratic nightmare</a> involved in having a private water supply in Scotland. For those who haven’t been following this, Shirley’s referring to the bureaucratic nightmare involved in having a private water supply in Scotland.

]]> By: Shirley http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2006/11/28/water-a-continual-juggling-act/#comment-684 Shirley Tue, 28 Nov 2006 19:30:45 +0000 http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2006/11/28/water-a-continual-juggling-act/#comment-684 Glad that things are a little easier - get the home brew done first :) Incidentally - we had a call saying that the grants forms are now available for water stuff - and did they want us to do a risk assessment (cost £50!) to see whether the water was up to scratch. I advised that we had had a filter fitted now because we couldn't keep on buying bottled water blah blah... and that we wanted to claim retrospectively... he thought this would be difficult but advised that other folk were contacting their local councillors so I imagine we'll do the same. Glad that things are a little easier - get the home brew done first :)

Incidentally - we had a call saying that the grants forms are now available for water stuff - and did they want us to do a risk assessment (cost £50!) to see whether the water was up to scratch. I advised that we had had a filter fitted now because we couldn’t keep on buying bottled water blah blah… and that we wanted to claim retrospectively… he thought this would be difficult but advised that other folk were contacting their local councillors so I imagine we’ll do the same.

]]> By: Dad http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2006/11/28/water-a-continual-juggling-act/#comment-677 Dad Tue, 28 Nov 2006 11:16:23 +0000 http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2006/11/28/water-a-continual-juggling-act/#comment-677 It is still the same in rural NSW mate. A nearby relation has just had to purchase 20,000 litres of water for $250.00 Aust as their only farm dam is now empty. This is common practice in this terrible drought these days. It is said to be the worst drought in 100 years. Even the native wildlife are losing condition steadily as water dries up. Kangaroos in our area are noticeably in poor condition. It is still the same in rural NSW mate. A nearby relation has just had to purchase 20,000 litres of water for $250.00 Aust as their only farm dam is now empty. This is common practice in this terrible drought these days. It is said to be the worst drought in 100 years.

Even the native wildlife are losing condition steadily as water dries up. Kangaroos in our area are noticeably in poor condition.

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