Available pump outs

boatone said:
The EA proposed that pump-out charges should be increased from £8 to £10 in April 2014. Following consultations with user groups the following was agreed -

I commented at the time that pump-out charges should not be regarded simply as a commercial opportunity but that service provision should be seen as a necessity for protection of a clean river.

I remain extremely concerned that the EA have publicly stated at RUG meetings that action against sewage discharge from boats, even when reported, is unlikely to result in any action due to shortage of enforcement manpower and the difficulty of proving liability unless perpetrators are actually "caught in the act".

The regular failure of pump-out stations and the delays in returning to service are, frankly, a disgrace.
Click to expand...

Where do you think the sewage from the favela above teddington lock goes ?

Wouldn't have thought it would be too hard to catch them in the act , with all the cctv all over teddington weir. Really powerful those cameras , massive zoom on them. Infra red night vision too.
 
(I have an encyclopedic knowledge of the River)

Anyway, back on topic there is a sign at Romney saying the pumpout at Boveney is not working but I used it at 1300 today and it worked fine :)
 
Last edited:
Re Actionmats comment about the hotel boats moving by the end of august.

That'll be fun then won't it. South of France? 8 years renting out box rooms near London is going to be a nice little earner. I hear houses in France are quite cheap at the moment.
 
Last edited:
If you do the figures, based on a average 15 residents (which spread over 4 large boats has to be an underestimate)...
According to one ex resident, he was charging £360pppm. Over 8 years that's in excess of £2.2m. His overheads were laughably low. No electricity or sewage, water or mooring fees. The only thing I reckon he paid for was gas bottles.
I wonder how much he's paid in tax?
 
boatone said:
The EA proposed that pump-out charges should be increased from £8 to £10 in April 2014. Following consultations with user groups the following was agreed -

I commented at the time that pump-out charges should not be regarded simply as a commercial opportunity but that service provision should be seen as a necessity for protection of a clean river.

I remain extremely concerned that the EA have publicly stated at RUG meetings that action against sewage discharge from boats, even when reported, is unlikely to result in any action due to shortage of enforcement manpower and the difficulty of proving liability unless perpetrators are actually "caught in the act".

The regular failure of pump-out stations and the delays in returning to service are, frankly, a disgrace.
Click to expand...

Came through on the wire today that EA pump out cards are now £10. Casual mooring fees also increased.
 
They are a tenner yes. I am not used to the machines on the River as I only converted from cassette to pumpout on my barge last year.

One thing i notice is that these LeeSan machines have a 'rinse' button on them which allows one to pause the pump, so one can rinse the tank. I'm not too bothered by rinsing personally but that's not the point. .

So in theory it would probably be possible to evacuate two tanks for the price of one card by just pausing the pump once the tank is empty (our tank is small at 100 litres despite being a barge with two adults and two children living aboard - I fitted a small tank because we have a free pumpout machine by our residential mooring)

Anyway just a thought on potential cost savings. Not sure but I think the EA pumpout machines give about 5 minutes or more.
 
Last edited:
capnfishy said:
Molesey pump out is fixed. Allegedly!
Click to expand...

I used it today. Went to put the card in, but the pump was still running from the last person(strange). Pumped out, rinsed, then moved down to the water point. And the pump out was still running 20mins later! Reported it to the Lockie and sorry to say it's faulty again!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Share this page

Top