Reports of issues with a drain (blocked or not working) and surface water for the past 10 years
Case reference FOI2025/00029
Received 7 January 2025
Published 30 January 2025
Request
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. In order to assist you with this request, I am outlining my query as specifically as possible and will accept either financial or calendar years for the answers:
Q1 – How many reports of issues with a drain (blocked or not working) have you received this year to date and every year for the past 10 years? Q2 – How many reports/incidents of issues with surface water have you received this year to date and every year for the past 10 years?
Response
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. In order to assist you with this request, I am outlining my query as specifically as possible and will accept either financial or calendar years for the answers: Q1 – How many reports of issues with a drain (blocked or not working) have you received this year to date and every year for the past 10 years?
A: Below now shows the number of blocked Gullies reported via the Enquiry route.
|
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
Grand Total |
|
328 |
1022 |
419 |
673 |
325 |
705 |
1035 |
1137 |
1274 |
1129 |
1214 |
1724 |
263 |
11248 |
Q2 – How many reports/incidents of issues with surface water have you received this year to date and every year for the past 10 years?
A: Number of enquiries regarding Surface Water and flooding per year: (the categories are not specific enough to breakdown any further).
|
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
|
Flooding / Drainage \ Blockage |
96 |
31 |
97 |
46 |
65 |
175 |
220 |
97 |
48 |
113 |
146 |
|
Surface / Drainage |
84 |
42 |
32 |
21 |
24 |
33 |
40 |
54 |
47 |
50 |
68 |
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