Why is Alfold experiencing flooding and sewage issues?

Alfold is experiencing flooding and sewage issues because its pumping station, built in the 1950s, is no longer adequate for the village's current population size, leading to overflows.

What is being done to manage the sewage overflow in Alfold?

Thames Water is using tankers that operate 24 hours a day to manage the excess sewage flows and prevent further flooding or pollution.

How will new housing developments impact Alfold's infrastructure?

New housing developments are expected to further overwhelm the already failing sewage and drainage infrastructure, exacerbating existing flooding problems in Alfold.

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Surrey Village Flooding Crisis: Housing Plans Spark Outrage

19 Feb

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Summary

Village sewage system built in the 1950s can no longer cope.
Tankers are working 24/7 to manage sewage overflow.
New housing applications threaten to overwhelm failing infrastructure.

Surrey Village Flooding Crisis: Housing Plans Spark Outrage

Residents of Alfold, Surrey, are raising urgent concerns over severe flooding and an inadequate sewage system, which they state the village "can't cope" with, particularly as two planning applications for new housing developments have been submitted. The village's existing pumping station, built in the 1950s, is now insufficient for its current population of 450 properties. This has led to sewage and water flooding gardens and homes, with Thames Water deploying tankers operating 24 hours a day to manage the excess flows.