[david mark]

Looking at renting a commercial unit later on this year .
How much a litre do you pay for water. As we will be using around 2000 litres per day.
Any advice on charges ect

[John Mart]

Looking at renting a commercial unit later on this year .
How much a litre do you pay for water. As we will be using around 2000 litres per day.
Any advice on charges ect

Nothing! 

Couldn't believe it. We're on the Greenham Airbase in Newbury and it's absolutely free. When we move, it will only ever to be another unit on here.

[david mark]

No such luck for me all the units we've been viewing have water metres

[John Mart]

No such luck for me all the units we've been viewing have water metres

Ofcouse you'll be using over 3,000 litres to produce 2,000.

Don't know if this is helpful.

https://www.unitedutilities.com/faq/bills-payments/what-does-a-litre-or-cubic-metre-of-water-cost/

You've got to be looking at around £12- £15 per day.

[Anthony Jardine]

£1-60 per cubic meter we use about 30-40 cubic meters a week

There’s no  wastage charges as it’s a farm with units and storage barns

So quiet good reall,  but not as good free

[Kev Martin]

£1-60 per cubic meter we use about 30-40 cubic meters a week

There’s no  wastage charges as it’s a farm with units and storage barns

So quiet good reall,  but not as good free

Its excellent!  it is the waste that costs the most money not the water itself.  It was so expensive in my unit that we now have a water collection system in our guttering and we pipe it straight into the local river.  It has reduced the water bill by a fortune

[S.A.J]

Looking at renting a commercial unit later on this year .
How much a litre do you pay for water. As we will be using around 2000 litres per day.
Any advice on charges ect

Nothing! 

Couldn't believe it. We're on the Greenham Airbase in Newbury and it's absolutely free. When we move, it will only ever to be another unit on here.

Ours is free aswell 

[Smudger]

firstly talk to the water authority there are many commercial rates available and depending on your useage you can get better rates - secondly you can avoid paying the waste charge ( which is 50% of any water bill ) by having a sub meter in front of your RO - just have a spur dedicated to this ( water meters can be brought off Ebay for 30 quid ). just show that your waste water goes into an IBC tank or other use and not back to the sewer - you just send them your own meters reading and they compare that to the overall usage of the unit - Anglian water decided that as we only had a sink and toilet that they wouldn't faff with all the reading of our meter and charge for water in only

Darran

[Susan Dean (1stclean)]

if the price of the waters a big factor and it just storage of water tanks and office bits then do what we did in essex ,   and buy a shop with a flat above without a meter ........

the rental income coves more then the morage      , you can then rent the shop to yourself  , no water charges , no rates if the shops a smaller one  , and no tax to pay when buying it as its mixed use win win win ours as parking for three van out the back as well ,

 we will turn the shop into a flat when the boys done with it now hes running that bit of the firm   adding more £££££  worth looking in too you will be surprised how cheap mix uses are these days

[Haz]

Looking at renting a commercial unit later on this year .
How much a litre do you pay for water. As we will be using around 2000 litres per day.
Any advice on charges ect

Instead of going on a meter phone your waterboard up and tell them you would like to go on a fixed tariff.

[Kev Martin]

firstly talk to the water authority there are many commercial rates available and depending on your useage you can get better rates - secondly you can avoid paying the waste charge ( which is 50% of any water bill ) by having a sub meter in front of your RO - just have a spur dedicated to this ( water meters can be brought off Ebay for 30 quid ). just show that your waste water goes into an IBC tank or other use and not back to the sewer - you just send them your own meters reading and they compare that to the overall usage of the unit - Anglian water decided that as we only had a sink and toilet that they wouldn't faff with all the reading of our meter and charge for water in only

Darran

What about the taking away of the rainwater from the building?

[John Mart]

Looking at renting a commercial unit later on this year .
How much a litre do you pay for water. As we will be using around 2000 litres per day.
Any advice on charges ect

Nothing! 

Couldn't believe it. We're on the Greenham Airbase in Newbury and it's absolutely free. When we move, it will only ever to be another unit on here.

Ours is free aswell 

How did you manage SAJ? Ours is on the old airbase and the Greenham Trust manages everything on the base so I guess gets a massively discounted rate from the water board? I’ve never felt the need to probe to deeply (pun intended).

[Smudger]

firstly talk to the water authority there are many commercial rates available and depending on your useage you can get better rates - secondly you can avoid paying the waste charge ( which is 50% of any water bill ) by having a sub meter in front of your RO - just have a spur dedicated to this ( water meters can be brought off Ebay for 30 quid ). just show that your waste water goes into an IBC tank or other use and not back to the sewer - you just send them your own meters reading and they compare that to the overall usage of the unit - Anglian water decided that as we only had a sink and toilet that they wouldn't faff with all the reading of our meter and charge for water in only

Darran

What about the taking away of the rainwater from the building?

Sorry Kev - do t understand - drains (rainwater) run in a different system to return to sewer (ie. toilets and sinks)

Darran

[david mark]

Thank you for all the replies

[Kev Martin]

firstly talk to the water authority there are many commercial rates available and depending on your useage you can get better rates - secondly you can avoid paying the waste charge ( which is 50% of any water bill ) by having a sub meter in front of your RO - just have a spur dedicated to this ( water meters can be brought off Ebay for 30 quid ). just show that your waste water goes into an IBC tank or other use and not back to the sewer - you just send them your own meters reading and they compare that to the overall usage of the unit - Anglian water decided that as we only had a sink and toilet that they wouldn't faff with all the reading of our meter and charge for water in only

Darran

What about the taking away of the rainwater from the building?

Sorry Kev - do t understand - drains (rainwater) run in a different system to return to sewer (ie. toilets and sinks)

Darran

Yes but it is all on the same bill.  In general for normal people it is the taking away of the water, sewerage etc that costs a lot more than the actual fresh water used.  Just look at your water bill!

[johnwillan]

Yes but it is all on the same bill.  In general for normal people it is the taking away of the water, sewerage etc that costs a lot more than the actual fresh water used.  Just look at your water bill!

If I'm not mistaken some properties have separate "Rainwater" drains  rather than "Soak Aways" if you can prove the waste is not going to the sewage drain then no charge applies, I accept Darren implied the waste goes to an IBC and likewise I wonder how that is used or disposed of.

[Walter Mitty]

Looking at renting a commercial unit later on this year .
How much a litre do you pay for water. As we will be using around 2000 litres per day.
Any advice on charges ect

It varies from area to area but a reasonable rule of thumb is £2 per 1,000 litres (not just the pure product).  Situations may vary about arrangements for waste water payments.