I have been told a little more about the Willesden Library water supplies. Apparently they have failed repeatedly because a blocked drain in the area is causing surface flooding. The water apparently has got to the pumps that supply the Library with water and hence the breakdown.
During the planning process back in 2013, I specifically mentioned the flooding problem to officers and got a specific planning condition to take particular measures to seek to prevent surface flooding. The new housing at the back of the site does indeed have some obvious SUDs type features designed to reduce flooding risk, but I take it the last couple of times they have been inadequate to meet the need. The problem lies partly in the lie of the land sloping towards the High Road. The area should also have been made better by the soft landscaping at the junction.
I have also heard that there may also have been some drain blockages making the problems harder to deal with. These kind of issues are likely to become more frequent as climate change makes torrential downpours more common.
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