[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

You reckon the electricity mobs are ripping you off.

Try this.

We were FORCED to accept a new sewerage system here in Snake Valley. But guess what. It doesn't even take our sewerage away.

What does this lovely service cost us?
Initial 1st cost of connection: $2600
Total cost of connection: Still unknown
Annual Fee: $680 added to our rates!

Add to this the fact that they will be fitting an electric pump to our existing Septic Tanks that will cost us more in power usage to run this thing.

So, for several thousand dollars connection, $680 extra per year, and $$ extra on our Power bills, we get absolutely nothing.

Why?

Because all the Water board is doing is taking some of our water. The sewerage waste itself still stays in the Septic Tank!
Mind you, the water they take is to be pumped up to the Golf Course to water the greens!!!!

For those of you familiar with Septic Tanks, the poo stays in the 1st tank and the overflow of water goes into the 2nd tank, and when that fills it goes through an effluent system and waters the ground, which actually makes very healthy fertile land.

Well, we are now being charged those fees shown above so they can take that effluent water.
And the Septic tank still has to be pumped out every few years like usual!

This whole process was done illegally by Council and the Water Board, and is now being investigated.
1. Why are certain residents being charged to supply free water to the local Golf Course.
2. There is no evidence Scrutineers were used to check the vote count (only certain properties in the town are going on this system, and all have said they voted no at the public meeting and by ballot, but it went ahead anyway).
3. Now all the work is completed, the tenders have gone out for the work to be done (ILLEGAL. the work is already completed).

The only houses on this new system are the houses in the Main St (our street) and one other street. No-one else in town is being connected to it.
So, at my huge expense, I get to water a Golf Course!!!!!
and my power will go through the roof.

And as an encouragement award, if we fail to allow the plumbers in to carry out the work, or the electrician access to connect the pump within 18 months, then our Installation costs are to be doubled and we will be forced to connect.