some time ago the Joburg municipality told people to put up signs saying they have boreholes. This is when there was water restrictions and people were watering their gardens and getting spied out to the municipality by their loving neighbors.
I heard yesterday that Joburg water has now been going around to people who have a "zero" water bill because they use borehole water at their homes. Joburg water is now installing water meters on the borehole because they say that the title deeds of the house does not make the water your property (same as when you find minerals under the ground at your property).
Has anybody else had a similar experience?
(do we take down the borehole sign or use a mix of municipal and borehole water or is this now the new tax that will eventually lead to a solar tax because the sunlight does not belong to us?)
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Merlin 9
Dear All,
some time ago the Joburg municipality told people to put up signs saying they have boreholes. This is when there was water restrictions and people were watering their gardens and getting spied out to the municipality by their loving neighbors.
I heard yesterday that Joburg water has now been going around to people who have a "zero" water bill because they use borehole water at their homes. Joburg water is now installing water meters on the borehole because they say that the title deeds of the house does not make the water your property (same as when you find minerals under the ground at your property).
Has anybody else had a similar experience?
(do we take down the borehole sign or use a mix of municipal and borehole water or is this now the new tax that will eventually lead to a solar tax because the sunlight does not belong to us?)
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