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Private water supply cut off at 10 yrs

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  • 24-05-2019 9:55pm
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    Tullogher
    Registered Users Posts: 71 ✭✭


    I was connected to a neighbours private well for 10 years with their consent as I've no area suitable to sink my own pump. Now after 10 yrs they want to cut me off. Are they.allowed after such a long time. I've contributed towards running costs over the years.


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    Tullogher
    Registered Users Posts: 71 ✭✭Tullogher


    Tullogher wrote: »
    I was connected to a neighbours private well for 10 years with their consent as I've no area suitable to sink my own pump. Now after 10 yrs they want to cut me off. Are they.allowed after such a long time. I've contributed towards running costs over the years.

    Any ideas


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    elperello
    Registered Users Posts: 14,659 ✭✭✭✭elperello


    Did you contribute towards the cost of sinking the well?
    Why do they want to cut you off now?


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    bennyob
    Registered Users Posts: 689 ✭✭✭bennyob


    Tullogher wrote: »
    Any ideas

    Was there any formal contract in place or just a gentleman's agreement?


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    judeboy101
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,246 ✭✭✭judeboy101


    https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Burns_Slant-Drilling_Co.


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    JeffKenna
    Registered Users Posts: 4,536 ✭✭✭JeffKenna


    Did you fall out with them?


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    Tullogher
    Registered Users Posts: 71 ✭✭Tullogher


    JeffKenna wrote: »
    Did you fall out with them?

    No all going well. Just want to give up supplying water


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    Purple Mountain
    Registered Users Posts: 13,118 ✭✭✭✭Purple Mountain


    Have you option of getting on mains supply?

    To thine own self be true



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    Tullogher
    Registered Users Posts: 71 ✭✭Tullogher


    bennyob wrote: »
    Was there any formal contract in place or just a gentleman's agreement?

    No formal agreement


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    Tullogher
    Registered Users Posts: 71 ✭✭Tullogher


    judeboy101 wrote: »
    https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Burns_Slant-Drilling_Co.

    What's that to illustrate?


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    Tullogher
    Registered Users Posts: 71 ✭✭Tullogher


    Purple Mountain wrote: »
    Have you option of getting on mains supply?

    Unfortunately not.


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    ganmo
    Registered Users Posts: 7,748 ✭✭✭ganmo


    Tullogher wrote: »
    No all going well. Just want to give up supplying water

    Could there be liability on the supplier if the water got contaminated and the neighbour got sick?


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    listermint
    Registered Users Posts: 33,834 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    I presume they have poor pressure and that they were told that the dual supply may have an impact.

    Other than that people would tend to just shut off unless there was bad blood.

    What did they say have you spoken to them about the reason .


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    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,167 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    We're going off topic for LD but as a general suggestion:

    If pressure is their concern you could offer to fund an elevated tank to give you both improved pressure and at the same time formalise your agreement.


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    Tullogher
    Registered Users Posts: 71 ✭✭Tullogher


    ED E wrote: »
    We're going off topic for LD but as a general suggestion:

    If pressure is their concern you could offer to fund an elevated tank to give you both improved pressure and at the same time formalise your agreement.

    No issues with pressure


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    ohnonotgmail
    Registered Users Posts: 40,320 ✭✭✭✭ohnonotgmail


    Tullogher wrote: »
    No issues with pressure

    have you asked them why they are cutting you off?


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    NUTLEY BOY
    Registered Users Posts: 2,344 ✭✭✭NUTLEY BOY


    Tullogher wrote: »
    I was connected to a neighbours private well for 10 years with their consent as I've no area suitable to sink my own pump. Now after 10 yrs they want to cut me off. Are they.allowed after such a long time. I've contributed towards running costs over the years.

    I am wondering if the abstraction of water like this is capable of constituting an effective easement ?
    If so, would 10 years be long enough to acquire a right to abstract water ?
    I am doubtful...

    When you say that you have been contributing towards running costs over the years what did that involve ?
    I infer that the neighbour gave you the actual supplied water without charge. I would be looking to see if there was any evidence from which to infer the presence of an implied agreement.


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