"Sue Burchett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>--- In [email protected],"Mack, David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>[Regarding the digging out of a berth for your boat from your back >>garden] >> >>> And since you are forming a physical connection to BW's waterway, the >>> whole thing will need to meet BW's Code of Practice for Works >>Affecting >>> British Waterways, available at >>> http://www.britishwaterways.co.uk/images/COP_2005.pdf. >>> >>> David Mack >>> >> >> >>Well, yes, I thought there would be a few hurdles to get over but in >>the end you wouldn't be paying...right??? >> >>Ben > >Wrong. BW will charge you for the water.
Only if BW provides it, I think. IIRC, there was a case a couple of years ago where someone had excavated a new basin, and BW said it would charge several thousand £ for the water to fill it. The developer then approached the local water company, which said it would supply the water for a considerably smaller sum. Trouble is, I can't remember how this story ended, but I think BW did not get what it had originally asked. Adrian Adrian Stott 07956-299966
