Saturday, 1 October 2011
Surface Water Flooding
I expect there will be more problems with surface water flooding over the Winter. Many assume that this is a Council responsibility, but the reality is more complicated. The Council is responsible for keeping the gullies clear, but the actual drains belong to the water utility. I suspect this lies behind the not particularly co-ordinated approach. Hopefully, we will be able to work with Thames Water to better develop a system to prevent localised flooding.
1 comment:
How do you define the "gullies"?
Does Brent have responsibility for blocked street drains that require a "suction lorry" to clear out the sump(?) of the drains? I presume that is the equivalent of the U-bend on houshold drains.
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