New Build Drainage

Wittykitty10

We live on a new build estate when we have heavy rain the sewer drains overflow.  This is an ongoing issue now 4 years now coming up to five years.  

It doesn't affect our house but others have issues with there toilets when this happens etc.

It seems we are going around in circles the developer says it is Severn Trents responsibility to sort out and Severn Trent say it's is the developers problem.

Who's problem is it? 

Totally fed up with it what can we do?

marcia_

 Wittykitty10 said:

We live on a new build estate when we have heavy rain the sewer drains overflow.  This is an ongoing issue now 4 years now coming up to five years.  

It doesn't affect our house but others have issues with there toilets when this happens etc.

It seems we are going around in circles the developer says it is Severn Trents responsibility to sort out and Severn Trent say it's is the developers problem.

Who's problem is it? 

Totally fed up with it what can we do?

 Its the developers problem until they hand over drains and roads to the appropriate bodies but they cant hand them over in an unfinished state 

Wittykitty10

We thought it is the developers but nothing seems to be done we just get robbed off.  

The residents of the estate have been complaining 4 years. 

Albermarle

Maybe you need to club together and hire a lawyer?

Baldytyke88

Wittykitty10 said:

We live on a new build estate when we have heavy rain the sewer drains overflow.  This is an ongoing issue now 4 years now coming up to five years.  

Who's problem is it? 

I was confused with the other answers, so I asked AI - Lead Local Flood Authorities are responsible for local surface water, groundwater, and ordinary watercourses, and property owners are responsible for their own land and property.

I thought rainwater flooding was the responsibility of the local authority. I assume you mean rainwater, because you say the sewer drains overflow. Gully drains are at the side of the road, they are not called sewers.

quotememiserable

AI seems to be a bit confused too.

If the flooding comes from a sewer, the issue is with the developer, or if the estate has now been adopted by the Water Company, then it's them. If the problem is a blocked gulley not letting water down the drain, it's the local council. 

Normally after 4 years roads and sewers would have been adopted, but you're first call should be to your council drainage department to ask them if the roads have been adopted or not. If not, as someone else said, lawyer up and attack the developer more firmly.

Yorkie1

Baldytyke88 said:

Wittykitty10 said:

We live on a new build estate when we have heavy rain the sewer drains overflow.  This is an ongoing issue now 4 years now coming up to five years.  

Who's problem is it? 

I was confused with the other answers, so I asked AI - Lead Local Flood Authorities are responsible for local surface water, groundwater, and ordinary watercourses, and property owners are responsible for their own land and property.

I thought rainwater flooding was the responsibility of the local authority. I assume you mean rainwater, because you say the sewer drains overflow. Gully drains are at the side of the road, they are not called sewers.

OP clearly mentions sewer and toilets backing up. I think it's fair to say that they are not referring to drain water in road gullies.

Sewerage will come back up toilets if the sewers don't work properly.

Chief_of_Staffy

To add insult to injury I'd I imagine you pay estate charges too.

Baldytyke88

Yorkie1 said:

OP clearly mentions sewer and toilets backing up. I think it's fair to say that they are not referring to drain water in road gullies.

Sewerage will come back up toilets if the sewers don't work properly.

But the OP also mentioned heavy rain affecting the 'sewers'; blocked rainwater drains could be the local authorities responsibility or the homeowner if on their land.

Which could be the confusion that needs to be resolved?

People on my estate have had issues with blocked drains from when flushing the toilet, but this is not affected by rainwater. This has always been resolved by the water company.