Survey reveals scale of sewage flooding in Sussex

Charity survey of Sussex parish and town councils reveals almost 8 in 10 suffer from diffuse sewage flooding.

A survey of parish and town councils across Sussex has revealed the scale of issues being caused by sewage flooding.

Almost 8 in 10 (78%) of the 58 councils which responded to the CPRE Sussex survey said they suffer from diffuse sewage flooding in their area, impacting homes, roads, footpaths, green spaces and environmental waters.

Southern Water is reported as only taking action to prevent sewage flooding in 3 in 10 local council areas and only helping to clear it up in 1 in 4 local council areas.

The survey is part of a campaign by CPRE Sussex calling for sewerage infrastructure to be in place before new housing developments are allowed to proceed. This could be achieved by using pre-commencement conditions, also known as Grampian conditions.

Read more survey results: Press release Sewage Survey