Mike Stevens wrote: > privately-owned land, this is called a "connection charge" for the > marina to be connected to the canal. In the case of boat clubs etc on > BW land, they pay BW a negotiated annual rent. In neither of these > cases is there a direct connection between what the mooring operator > pays BW and the actual number or length of boats moored. I've come > across two places (one boat club and one commercially-operated > marina) which are on private land *and* have their own water supply > which feeds into the canal, so BW can't charge them anything.
I even know of one marina that has the power to adjust the water level of the whole pound, and has done so (saves dredging!). Marina is on the mill stream, and the owner has the full Millwrights. Ron Jones Process Safety & Development Specialist Don't repeat history, unreported chemical lab/plant near missesa at http://www.crhf.org.uk Only two things are certain: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe. ~ Albert Einstein Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
