Memorandum submitted by Peter Collier
(FL 02)
Taking advantage of this opportunity to put
my comments in, I have to say we here on the Waddon Estate had
only one small flooding/lake which was caused by the failure of
a drain, not being previously cleaned, but when cleaned the flood
water soon disappeared, but not before at least 3 houses where
flooded to about a depth of two inches. So we were very lucky,
some parts of Croydon were severely flooded.
As for comments as a local activist, I have
some.
1. Extra drain clearance operations should
be put into place where known flooding takes place, especially
before winter sets in when falling leaves from public trees tend
to block up drains. I understand drains are only cleaned out in
this borough once a year unless local residents complain about
the state of their local drains.
2. Get Councils to look at how many drain
clearance vehicles they have, with a policy put in place as to
where they can get extra ones in a emergency or budget to purchase
extra vehicles, if they do not already have such a policy.
I will as a local Scrutiny participant, be asking
questions to Croydon Council concerning future flood protection
and drain clearance operations. And I will be following the Select
Committees enquiry.
Hope my little submission will be of some use.
Peter Collier
July 2007
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