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Problems Encountered in the Hotwells District Small‐Scale Metering Trial
Author(s) -
BESSEY S. G.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
water and environment journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1747-6593
pISSN - 1747-6585
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-6593.1989.tb01438.x
Subject(s) - metering mode , apportionment , credibility , subject (documents) , scale (ratio) , object (grammar) , computer science , engineering , transport engineering , operations research , political science , geography , mechanical engineering , artificial intelligence , law , cartography , library science
As the debate on the fairness of water metering continues, the Hotwells metering trial has revealed two new contentious issues which could add credibility to the arguments of those who are opposed to a universal system. One could not have predicted that the safety of electrical appliances would make media headlines on the subject of water metering, or that supporters of rateable value should object to being charged by measured floor area when these two systems are so similar This paper sets out to concentrate on two particular problems which were encountered during the consultative and installation phases of the Hotwells trial. Whilst the author would not claim to be able to provide definitive answers, he can share the approaches taken by the Company on apportionment and electrical earthing, and highlight I‐the most important factors.