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Streaming water on roads and pavements
Sent to Bath and North East Somerset Council less than a minute later. Council ref: 5682045.
There is a near constant flow of water running from the alley behind park avenue. The water runs across the pavement and across the main road (magdalen road) into the drain on the other side. Problem is this water regularly freezes and forms black ice at the junction of magdalen road/avenue and surrounding footpaths. There have been lots of accidents here.
I’m not sure if it’s ground water misdirected or a burst pipe from one of the houses, but it seems to be getting worse.
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Water still streaming out
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Please fix this issue. It has been like this for some time.
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Water still pouring down the road
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This is still a big problem. Water flowing in the back alley and into the pavements and road presenting a potentially hazardous situation for pedestrians and other road users.
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Please resolve this issue, it is only goi g to get worse and potentially have structural implications for the whole street.
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Water across the road, dangerous when it freezes, an accident waiting to happen - please fix
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Another photo showing the water streaming from Magdalen Road across junction with Magdalen Avenue. We would appreciate your action to resolve this asap.
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Observation from Sunday 13/04/24. After some days without raining the stream was slowly drying up (see photo). Despite the day was warm and sunny, the stream restarted with a considerable flow of water at about midday, and continued for a couple of hours, to then reduce again in the afternoon. Therefore it looks like the flow of water is affected by reasons that are not (or not only) meteo/natural, and may be associated with household activities?
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Further evidence (see pictures) of water stream potentially affected and/or associated with household activities / drainage / water management: - 18/04/2024 early morning (~6am) > no visible running water - 18/04/2024 start of the day (~730am) > noticeable stream of water restarting and progressively increasing Please note no raining.
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Water still streaming across the road and footpaths. It slowly eroding the tarmac and hardcore in an awkward incline and T-junction. At the very least the water needs to be redirected away from the roads and footpaths whilst someone investigates the source.
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The problem is continuing, and keeps following the pattern described in the previous report updates…
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After many months the problem is still ongoing and keeps worsening; the volume of water flowing from the pathway onto the pavement and street has increased (regardless of dry or wet weather). With the cold season the water freezes and represents a serious hazard to people and vehicles. The stream appears twice a day (as reported above) and requires urgent action to avoid serious injuries, especially to children and older individuals. My son this morning slipped and hit his back hard on the floor.
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Since this issue was reported in March there has been numerous updates from concerned residents but no action taken to rectify or make a temporary fix.
It is now end of November the road and pavements are thick with black ice making the pavement and road surface dangerous.
There is currently a 1m wide stretch of black ice. This ice is on a steep incline and curve where there have been numerous accidents - both vehicle and pedestrian.
The source of the stream is a small pathway between park road and magdalen avenue. The path itself is currently blocked pending repairs to a retaining wall. As a temporary solution could a dam or channel be created in the path to redirect waters away from the road?
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