Flooding misery ‘needs to end now’
A councillor said he’s still being contacted by frustrated residents who are fed up of flooding problems in Bridge of Weir.
Back in Februar y , Councillor James MacLaren raised the issue of flooding at the Glen on Main Street in the town.
He said Scottish Water has told him it hopes to have a solution in place by early 2021 – but he feels this isn’t good enough.
The Conser v a t i v e councillor said: “There has been constant problems at the Glen, but there is no end in sight for local residents who are now having to try and deal with the flooding themselves.
“I have continually put pressure on Scottish Water in particular to find a permanent solution to give residents hope that when there is bad weather, flooding issues can be a problem of the past.
“To be told now that they only hope to have a solution in place in early 2021 is simply not good enough.
“There is a real lack of urgency here from Scottish Water and they must recognise the anger from local residents.”
Councillor MacLaren said the it doesn’t need to rain heavily for the sewer to overflow at the site. He has also been told of more sewerage problems at Horsewood Park near the Glen.
He added: “There doesn’t even appear to be an acceptance that the sewer will overflow even without bad rainfall, which shows how out of control the problem has got.
“These constant issues cannot continue to flare up time and time again without more work being carried out into a permanent solution.
“The whole system is obsolete and needs urgently replaced.”
A Sc o t t i s h Wat e r spokesperson said: “We understand the frustrations which flooding can cause. It is important to note that the drainage network under review for this project serves a large number of homes and streets and, as such, the solution being determined is likely to be complex.
‘“Any solution which would reduce the flood risk to acceptable level is likely to be of significant scale and complexity and therefore we are currently carrying out robust investigations to identify the best solution.
“Work was originally planned to be carried out in this summer. Unfortunately it was delayed due to the pause on all planned work across our capital programme in late March, in response to the public health restrictions that came in to effect. We have restarted our planned investment activity on a phased basis.
“Scottish Water will always attend and support clean- ups for customers when sewer flooding is reported to us and we encourage members of the public to contact us should they experience any sewer flooding incidents. These can be reported online at www. scottishwater. co. uk, as well as on 0800 077 8778 to request assistance.”