Talk:Standpipe
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What about 'use of standpipes' with regard to water shortages? How are they used, anyone know?
- I'd like to know too - there has been a lot of talk of these in the British press recently, with the current drought etc. However, I and many of my friends have no idea what they actually are, not being old enough to remember the 1976 drought. Some info on their use in drought conditions, from anyone who knows anything, would be nice. Modest Genius talk 19:12, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
I too came to this article hoping for enlightenment. Horatio 11:18, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
Apparently the water supply to homes is shut off, and people have to collect their water from a stand pipe in the street (from http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4985976.stm, under Level 3). Horatio 11:25, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
From http://www.dwi.gov.uk/regs/infolett/1995/info795.htm:
11. An emergency drought order may authorise a company to carry out any of the actions which can be authorised under an ordinary order and additionally may permit the company to supply water by means of stand-pipes or water tanks. A company applying for an emergency drought order should therefore observe the relevant requirements for ordinary drought orders set out in paragraphs 8-10 above.
Horatio 11:27, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
