Why not look at

FINANCE

With the constant demand on income

why not take advantage of our

competitive finance option and pay

for your new installation on a

monthly basis.

We can tailor your payments to suit

your requirements, for example:

spread your payments over 24,

36 even 48 months, leaving you with

your capital to invest elsewhere.

A typical example:

A bore hole installation costing

£5,000.00 over 48 months would

require monthly repayments of

approximately £126.00

Are you

licensed?

We suspect that there are a number of supplics that have

been installed over the years that have never been

liccnsed. Remember. a license to abstract water is a legal

requirement other than for the following:

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domestic supplies to 20m3/day

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water for trickle irrigation

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water for the sole use of tire fighting

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any abstraction that falls within a

Groundwater Licensc Exemption Arca.

A licensc to abstract is issued by the Environment Agency and whilst we occasionally hear of

objections to license, the purpose of the licensing regime is to protect your existing supply from

derogation by others. The investment that you have made is considerable and the license should

be viewed as insurance protection.

Subject to status.

Licensed Credit No. 441483

The E.A. have the power to impose punitive fines on unlicensed abstractions and they can also

'shut you down' until thc abstraction has bccnlicensed. At this momcnt thc wholc liccnsing

issue is under review and we suspect that trickle irrigation and G.L.E.A's will be affected. It is

also likely that larger abstractions will become more involved and detailed and there may well

be rcquirements for an environmental impact assessment. It would be fair to say

that in the not too distant future the whole licensing issue will

become more complex and more demanding.

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Until recently the E.A. have taken the view that any

shared domestic supply will require licensing, even if

the requirement is below 20m3/day. We have now been

told that as long as each property has the right to 'take'

the water, as opposed to 'receive' the watcr, a license is

not required. This will undoubtedly have implications

for some of our clients.

We strongly recommend that if you have not

proceeded with your license application this is

addressed sooner rather than later. We have set up

a department to handle all of the form filling,

advertising, pump testing, payment of fees etc. and

this is proving to be a breath of fresh air for those

who find the process complex and daunting. Please

phone for assistance or contact us by email or through

our web site.