Sewage

Crofton Lane to Remain Closed for Several Days

A sewage pipe under Crofton Lane near No.14 and the residential home on the corner with Hill Head Road burst at about 8.00 am on Tuesday 2 July causing smelly flooding along the road and into driveways.

By 7.30 pm this had largely been cleared up and the exact location of the burst had been found and marked.

Tankers will remain in the area overnight to manage the flows.

 Southern Water will be starting work on the repair tomorrow morning, for which Crofton Lane will remain closed. Traffic management will be in place while the road remains closed.

Southern Water team members will be back in the local area tomorrow morning to engage with residents and make sure they’re aware of the work which is happening.

Customers can still use their facilities as usual while Southern Water work to fix the issue.

Parts of the road had begun to subside. Staff at the scene thought the repair would take two to three days to complete but the most difficult part would be the restoration of the road surface.

It is understood that this incident has nothing to do with the work on the pumping station in the Salterns car park. Our information is that the whole local sewage system is under stress and the pipework is old.  (Some members will remember the prolonged and extensive work to repair the sewer from the Knights Bank pumping station to Old Street a few years ago.  And the recent work to repair the collapsed sewer in Old Street has just been completed – and the road re-opened – today).

Southern Water drop in event 17 July Wallington Village Hall PO16 8ST

Meanwhile, Southern Water have just issued a timely invitation to their drop-in event 2.30 – 6pm Thursday 17 July at Wallington village hall.  They invite us to ‘drop by and have a chat with our team’.  Please do.