Re: Private Group Water Supply Scheme Charges?
".......i just would like to calculate the Average price per cubic metre in a few different Counties and the difference in council and private or group water schemes."
Are you specifically concerned with comparative cost analysis?
As Ajapale has said, many Group schemes are, in essence, distributing local authority water. For example, you may have a hypothesis ( and it is entirely possible that you might be right - though I express no view) that Local Authority cost structures are excessive - but it is also the case that a large number of Group Water Schemes fail to meet prescribed standards. ( though you might well take the view that is not such a big deal - a small amount of pollution is often well tolerated).
In short, if you are doing a cost comparison between the two, I think you would need to be very careful to ensure that you are making the comparison on a like-for-like basis. I suppose this means comparing schemes with similar-cost water sources ( i.e. no point comparing an almost pristine source to one which needs a lot of treatment to be potable), similar distribution networks\population and similar standards of water supplied.