slide show

Discover the benefits of a private water supply Today!
Find your water

If you dont already have a known water supply, then your first job will be to find it. Dowsing and geological surveys provide the most accurate means to do this.. Read more...

Pump it up

Once you have found your water supply, the next task is to bring it to the surface, establish your yield, and have it tested to establish its chemistry.
Read more...

Filter it

When you have the results of your composition test, you will need to think about filtration. The type you may need depands on your water content.
Read more...


FAQs > Water Supplies


  Q What do I gain from having a private water supply?
   
Complete control over what goes in, and what comes out of your filtered water. In addition you save money - and lots of it. If your a dairy and or beef farmer and you currently spend around £12,000 pa as an example, you will recoup your investment in about 12 - 18 months. Additionally, you wont get a water bill ever again, your annual running costs will be small, along with maintenance costs.
  Q What will my municipal water supplier have to say about that?
   
The key word here is supplier and not as many people refer to them as 'suthorities'. Your water supplier is a retailer; a shop which sells water. No matter what opinions they may have about you switching to a private supply, they have no authority to compel you to do otherwise. There is no requirement for you even inform them.

  Q Will my private water supply be better than buying from a municipal supplier?
   
The short answer is yes - massively so.
Rarely, private water supplies yield water of such a low standard that the cost of refining it makes the project too expensive. In general, your water will be of mineral water standard, without the preservative additives which municipal suppliers use, plus it will be free from added fluoride.
  Q If I choose to opt for a private water supply, must I inform anyone?
   
It would be considered gracious to inform the British Geological Survey as they monitor ground water levels across the whole of the British Isles. They may already be aware of your bore or well if it's been around for some time. If your water analysis reports any one or more of a specific group of pathogens, then you are required to inform your local council of contamination of ground water, and also the Department of the Environment.
  Q If my private water supply develops a problem, can I switch back to a municipal supply until fixed?
   
Yes of course you can, and we would always recommend such a system in case of this eventuality. However, your municipal water supplier will require you to install a means of isolating your private water supply from theirs to eliminate the risk of any cross contamination of the two.
More on the different methods of doing this may be found in our section entitled the
prevention of cross contamination of different supplies.
   
  < Back to FAQs
   
FAQs Have a Question?
Click Me or use our contact form, or call us on: 023 92 592 319