Thank you for thet information Jim. It is perhaps worth pointing out that a large puddle around a (likely) blocked drain is not a flood, by any yardstick. The surface water there is gone within hours, unlike genuine floods where the water is not only foul but persists for a length of time. Perhaps less scaremongering on this and more investigation of the sewers by the relevant authorities. There isn’t a flood problem on Windmill Road. Until about a decade ago there was and it was due to blocked sewers, subsequently sorted. Thames Water will tell you that concrete poured into the drain network is a genuine issue in London, either done deliberately (probably the case with the cowboys who built performance point) or inadvertently when piledriving and piercing sewage pipes. There was a large one in Hammersmith that had to be dealt with last year. Then there are still people pouring fats down the drain and flushing wipes down the toilet. I’d suggest these factors are more relevant than residents concreting over their front gardens. There hasn’t been much of thet on Windmill Riad for years.

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
Guy Lambert blog fact check	28/02/25 15:00:00	Simon Hayes
Re:Guy Lambert blog fact check	01/03/25 00:16:00	Guy Lambert
Re:Guy Lambert blog fact check	01/03/25 09:18:00	Jim Storrar
Re:Re:Guy Lambert blog fact check	01/03/25 11:32:00	Simon Hayes
Re:Re:Re:Guy Lambert blog fact check	01/03/25 17:43:00	David Cook

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