Information on blocked gullies (road drains)
Case reference FOI2024/01307
Received 31 July 2024
Published 15 August 2024
Request
Can I please request, in the form of a spreadsheet such as Excel or CSV file, information on blocked gullies (road drains) in your local area. I would like the following information for the calendar years 2013 to 2024 (up to 1 August):
1. The annual number of blocked road drains reported to the council
2. The annual number of blocked road drains unblocked by the council (or third party contractor) The information should relate only to drains maintained/managed by the council and be based on all reports - from the public and from council.
Response
I would like the following information for the calendar years 2013 to 2024 (up to 1 August):
1. The annual number of blocked road drains reported to the council
2. The annual number of blocked road drains unblocked by the council (or third party contractor)
The information should relate only to drains maintained/managed by the council and be based on all reports - from the public and from council.
A: See table below showing number of blocked gully enquiries and number of gully cleansing jobs carried out. These are all reactive jobs.
|
Year |
Number of Gully Cleansing Jobs Completed |
Blocked Gully Enquiries |
||
|
2013 |
71 |
328 |
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|
2014 |
1830 |
1022 |
||
|
2015 |
1830 |
419 |
||
|
2016 |
2446 |
673 |
||
|
2017 |
1099 |
325 |
||
|
2018 |
1646 |
705 |
||
|
2019 |
2422 |
1035 |
||
|
2020 |
3012 |
1137 |
||
|
2021 |
2714 |
1274 |
||
|
2022 |
2821 |
1129 |
||
|
2023 |
3087 |
1213 |
||
|
2024 |
1755 |
949 |
||
|
Grand Total |
24733 |
10209 |
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