On Mon, 14 Apr 2003 08:12:26 +0100, Mike wrote:

The 2 houses opposite me have been flooded to above floor board
level, 4 times in the last 16 years. Isle of Wight Council say its a
Southern Water Board problem, they in turn say it's the Council's
problem.

Nice bit of buck passing. B-) I think I'd argue that until the water
disappears into a drian it is "surface water" and the councils
problem, once in a drain/sewer it is "storm water" and the water
boards problem. If is subsequently comes back up out of drain it's
still the water boards problem.

I will therefore levy a charge on them for holding their rain water
as it falls and returning it to the water table for their extraction
later.

I do like your thinking. B-)

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