Reg flooded basement
Thank you everyone for your comments and advice.Regarding groundwater, the environment agency has told me “if Chlorine has been found, as tested by Thames Water, I would suggest that the most likely cause is a damaged water main. The flooding is not due to true groundwater flooding, as the chalk aquifer in this area is situated underneath a substantial depth of clay (50m) which will prevent water from rising up. The depth to water in the chalk aquifer is approximately 40-45m (as it is under slight pressure it is higher than the top of the chalk).”. And if it was an underground river, why now?There have been copious leaks in the area, one such leak uphill from me less than 20 metres, which had been going on for years, and one downhill less than 10 houses away which I called to report on 3 separate occasions. Each time it was “fixed”. As was yet another leak slightly uphill where Thames ended up busting the pipe and having to come back, dig up the road again, and fix it again. They also damaged a house with their digging. I have pictures, videos and recordings of the numerous works which have been undertaken and my conversations with Thames Water. I have absolutely no faith in them. I managed to get hold of a FOI request made by someone else with the same problem which supposedly detailed all the public leaks in the area but several were omitted (including the ones that I had called in).Several people have emailed me with suggestions of who to talk to, thank you for those and I will be following them up. Any more suggestions and tips would be greatly appreciated.
sara salomonsson ● 5418d0 Comments