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Key facts and guidance for reporting safety issues

NEW! WESSEX WATER COMMUNITY DROP-IN SESSIONS

These sessions, which are being held at locations across the Wessex Water supply area, will give you the chance to speak with a Customer Adviser who will act as the point of contact for your local community. Our local sessions will be held at Bridgwater Library from 10am to 12pm and 1pm to 2pm on:

Tuesday 25 February 2025
Tuesday 29 April 2025
Tuesday 24 June 2025

The Customer Adviser can

• answer questions about your bill
• refer you for support if you are struggling to pay your bill
• provide advice on saving water and avoiding blockages
• answer questions about water quality, plumbing and drainage.

Report non-urgent flooding incidents and concerns to the Parish Council’s Working Group here

Further to recent exceptional rainfall causing silt run-off from the fields above Bush, and resulting in significant damage to several properties, the Parish Council has formed a working group to better understand how and why such issues occur, and how we as a Parish might address/mitigate the effects. Members of the working group are Martin Brown, Josh Schwieso, Mike Hodson, David Jeanes and Philip Ham.

There is no simple solution – flooding and silt run-off affects different properties at different times, and at the moment we have insufficient information with which to build a picture of the risks and possible mitigations.

It has been suggested that the recent occurrence might have been caused by ‘rogue’ farming practices, but it is important to understand that normal, modern faming practices were adhered to and nothing untoward took place. However, local farmers can definitely play a part in mitigating the effects of modern farming practices, as can Somerset Council and land owners in their management of ditches, drains and gullies.

The Chair of our working group – Martin Brown – would like to hear from anyone who would like to have input. His phone number is 01278 671344 and his email address is martinbrown.avfc@gmail.com.

Report from the Flooding Sub-committee September 2024

Report from the Flooding Sub-committee March 2024