Support
Core Strategy Preferred Approaches
Representation ID: 839
Received: 08/07/2008
Representation Summary:
Southern Water supports the Council's approach to direct development away from flood risk areas and the use of Strategic Flood Risk Assessments.
In periods of flooding, surface water can inundate the public sewerage system, thereby exceeding its capacity. The extra pressure can cause flows from the main sewer to surcharge up tributary sewers. As a result, properties may become flooded by foul water, even relatively remote from the flooded site. It is therefore important to minimise the risk of flooding.