Water Levels
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Topic: Water Levels
Posted By: comet420
Subject: Water Levels
Date Posted: 22 Jun 06 at 5:10pm
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I was reading the post about rinsing sails and it made me remember something I wanted to find out about but forgot about when I thought of it. I have read news about the house pipe bans in places but where I sail the the reservoir is almost full and last time I was close enough to the overflow to check the water was only about 1 foot from going over it. I was wondering if in the areas where housepipe bans are in place people had lower water levels than normal. Alun |
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Posted By: Isis
Date Posted: 22 Jun 06 at 5:18pm
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Farmoor (oxford) isnt full, but isnt far off... certainly nothing to suspect theres any kind of shortage
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Posted By: Guest
Date Posted: 22 Jun 06 at 6:16pm
This is a conspracy started by the water companies so they can keep charging us the same rates and not supply the same service... and we like mugs take it!!! ------------- |
Posted By: Hobbo
Date Posted: 22 Jun 06 at 6:17pm
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The river Adur is getting pretty low at the moment, was able to walk in from quite a long way into the river on a tide that apparently wasn't meant to be particularly low.
------------- Contender GBR 362 Osprey 1318 - IVplay SSC |
Posted By: fizzicist
Date Posted: 22 Jun 06 at 7:02pm
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Ours is nearly empty but that's becaus there's a hole in the dam. I wouldn't mind but this is the second time, in consecutive years that UU have dropped the level mid season to bugger about with a leak which is alledgedly a simple fix. ------------- Not all chemicals are bad. Without chemicals such as hydrogen and oxygen, for example, there would be no way to make water, a vital ingredient in beer. |
Posted By: Offshoretiger
Date Posted: 22 Jun 06 at 7:12pm
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Im confused. the water level here was really low about 6 hours ago. now its really high but seems to be getting lower again. it seems to taste all salty as well. do you think there is some kind of probelm? ------------- ...yesterday I couldnt spell enginner...now I are one!...... |
Posted By: Isis
Date Posted: 22 Jun 06 at 7:17pm
I bet you get breeze apearing out of nowhere mid-morning too? ------------- |
Posted By: Offshoretiger
Date Posted: 22 Jun 06 at 7:50pm
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no.....................
about 1pm usally
------------- ...yesterday I couldnt spell enginner...now I are one!...... |
Posted By: Isis
Date Posted: 22 Jun 06 at 8:04pm
you bloody coastal types, your all the same... ------------- |
Posted By: Offshoretiger
Date Posted: 22 Jun 06 at 8:22pm
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------------- ...yesterday I couldnt spell enginner...now I are one!...... |
Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 22 Jun 06 at 8:42pm
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now now OT stop baiting the pondies.... On the thread topic. Most water is not provided by resevoir but by groundwater, that is what is getting low hence the hosepipe bans. The grounwater round here is still higher than it was 2 or 3 years back though. ------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |
Posted By: mike ellis
Date Posted: 22 Jun 06 at 8:45pm
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how do you know how high the ground water is? isnt it all hidden underground? edit: ive had exactly the same problem OT. its a shame when the rest of the fleet that arent overweight start capsizing at about 4ish. (think our seabreeze is earlier than yours). ------------- 600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it. Also International 14, 1318 |
Posted By: hurricane
Date Posted: 22 Jun 06 at 8:50pm
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rick isnt far from the truth my geography project was based on water and my finding was that it is rumored "water companys are trying to use this as a way to force through water meters" ------------- lifes to short to sail slow boats! RIP Olympic Tornado 1976-2007 |
Posted By: Offshoretiger
Date Posted: 22 Jun 06 at 8:57pm
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awwwwwwwwwwwww ------------- ...yesterday I couldnt spell enginner...now I are one!...... |
Posted By: Scooby_simon
Date Posted: 22 Jun 06 at 9:43pm
Grafham is the fullest I've seen it in years  ------------- Wanna learn to Ski - PM me.. |
Posted By: MRJP BUZZ 585
Date Posted: 22 Jun 06 at 10:35pm
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yea chew seems pretty full, well more than last year
------------- Josh Preater http://www.bu22.co.uk">  BUZZING IS FUN
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Posted By: les5269
Date Posted: 23 Jun 06 at 7:03am
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YEP!! It's great no long walks and no mud! ------------- 49er 531 & 5000 5025 and a mirror(now gone to mirror heaven)! http://www.grafham.org/" rel="nofollow - Grafham water Sailing Club The greatest inland sailing in the country |
Posted By: Pierre
Date Posted: 23 Jun 06 at 8:53am
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Weir Wood has 77%, highest for about 20 months, but no doubt Southern Water will let it all out again soon . They like to keep the Thames Estuary topped up by letting it all out into teh Medway..
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Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 23 Jun 06 at 9:03am
The level of our lake is governed by the water table, when ground water levels drop the lake level drops. ------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |
Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 23 Jun 06 at 9:07am
I think every house should have a water meter. I think water is one of the resources everyone takes for granted and people need to realise that it is a precious resource. Make people pay for what they use, electricity and gas have been that way for years so why not water? I found when I was on a meter my water bill dropped hugely and it did make me think twice about how much water was being used. ------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |