Missed Opportunity to help York's Flooding
March 24, 2005 8:45 PM
Andrew Waller, Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for York has welcomed DEFRA's "Making Space for Water" Strategy released today, but he has pointed out the gaping hole in the plan. This leaves large parts of York undefended from flooding because the sewers will back up if there are not pumping stations there to move the water away from the houses.
Andrew, said "it is all very well having an integrated strategy between the Environment Agency and local Authorities, but Yorkshire Water needs to be involved. The government has ignored the huge investment that is needed in many areas to alter the Victorian pattern of drainage, and so we are left with areas of the city like Skeldergate, and Clementhorpe which are prone to flooding. It is more than just keeping the River Ouse at bay, because if the river does not get them the sewers will at this time.
"I accept that there is a huge investment needed, and if this were made solely the responsibility of Yorkshire Water then everyone's water bills would have to rise, but we need to face up to these costs, and work out how to share the burden."
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