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Water Main leaks

Chelveron rd, outside Bus Garage, leaking over a week. Now also Norroy rd, Spencer Walk.  Have water Board gone on strike as well. There was on at Chalkers Corner as well, causing hour long jams last weekend.

Barbara Stevens ● 1139d4 Comments

They have to make quite a few visits by different teams making their way around all the burst pipes reported to carry out the whole procedure from ascertaining exactly how bad a leak is and where it is and painting on the road where it should be dug up to getting to digger out and sucking out all the mud to mend the pipe, backfilling the hole, putting the tarmac in and rolling it and repainting any white lines removed for the procedure.  Oh and all the protective fencing around the hole and road signs and there is probably dealing with the Council in there as well.Not exactly a snap your fingers and it's done job!  And of course the bigger burst pipes which happen after a freeze and thaw have to get the greatest priority so the little ones take longer.As for privatisation - well I think it was crazy.  Water of course started off privatised but then needed regulation because we were known as the dirty man of Europe. Escaping from regulations to clean up our act was of course another reason to escape from the regulations required of us by the EU.

Philippa Bond ● 1138d

I rang them last Wednesday, about Chelverton Rd, spoke to Bus Garage staff. He said he had contacted them as well. He said they came one day and drove off.

Barbara Stevens ● 1139d

There's a leak in Disraeli Road flooding a couple of cellars. (I passed on the CCWater details to them.) Thames Water seem to be clueless. 

Michael Ixer ● 1139d

There's been a small leak on Hazlewell now for well over 2 months.It's almost like privatisation hasn't worked very well.

Matt Palmer ● 1139d