Floods in UK

[Captain Kong]

If a house is Flooded, I wonder, can the owner sue the Water Company for damages etc, because he has paid for drainage and there was no drainage, that is why his house is flooded.
If so if thousands of home owners sue the Water company for damages they would soon be out of business. OR charge a lot more.
Brian

[John Pruden]

brian the likes of sandbags are useless against flooding to a house water will come through airbricks water mains have to come in protected by a 4in plastic pipe same with electric cables a tip though if concrete floors are in the house after cleaning them use an acitone{brick acid} on them that will kill any germs even on dry plaster walls wash down and paint with a water repellent. just a few tips I do hope no member is in this mess of flooding.jp

[ray-c]

Gully suckers, are like the police, never seen.

[Louis the Amigo]

Hi shipmates, with the government cuts many road sweepers and council workers, have been payed off, and not replaced so the service has been cut in many Citys and towns across the U.K. much more to come in winter time no grit and salt on the roads ? unless private contractors pick up the work? but the councill wont pay them the money no money in the coffers... for this?

[robpage]

RE #'21

The environment agency are responsible for flood waters , they were called the National Rivers Agency ,in a former life . Councils until recent times have allowed development on flood plains , Councils or adjacent landowners are responsible for ditches , so if you are flooded , then you would in a newish property have to sue the developer for being a greedy person , the council for lack of maintenance and poor planning control , the Water Board for inadequate drains , and The Environment agency for not making sure the others did their job properly , Best of luck with that , Oh and the lady next door with six kids all in disposable nappies who blocked the drains in the first place .

Portsmouth's drains were a nineteenth century design for c. The infrastructure to dig it up and renew it is unthinkable , every street , every drain , the cost would make the high speed train look cheap , and the disruption would be for years ., You could not blame Bazelgette for not getting it perfect 150 years on , so as to suing , well I would go for Michael Fish for ballsing up the weather forecast

[Jim Brady]

This guy by us bought some land and intended building a block of flats,he was knocked back because the sewers were not adequate for the number of flats.By the way did you know that there are two standing charges on your bill,one for the water used and one for the wastewater.
My Bill.
Water.
Stand/chrge £17.45

Water used £106.33

Wastewater
Stand/Chrge £8.98.
Swage Vol chrge £84.69
Surface water highway £37.40.

Regards.
jim.B.





Wastewater
Stan/Chrge

[robpage]

There is a way around that one Jim , You use a large bore concrete pipe at least five or six foot diameter and as big as you can get it and construct a pumping chamber at the end the rate of outlet of the effluent is regulated , it is expensive but the reduced flow rate will mean you get the permission .

The water and effluent here are from separate companies , and that is why I believe the division occurs , there are ways of reducing both , water in and out m so to combine them would complicate things , and because of separate departments then separate standing charges , Robin Bar stewards in truth , but that is their excuse .

[David Williams]

Hi Vernon.
We have been lucky so far,lashing rain,but no
floods,horrendous winds but no property damage,
but when we moved in we planted a tree,this fell
down,but fell away from the house.This morning
West Wales had winds of up to 107 MPH,but I bet
that we in Llanelli are moaning as much as people
who have really suffered.
Dave

[Jim Brady]

I just noticed Rob the water used and the sewage charge are the same by volume although charged at different rates.
Regards.
Jim.B.

[robpage]

Query that Jim , Southern Water do a 92.5 % charge , effluent / Water , , Car wash , drinking water , cooking , evaporation , never should be 100%