Drainage

We undertake the Council's role as the Land Drainage Authority for ordinary watercourses and for land drainage matters, including development control.

 

We also provide a general advisory service to the public on drainage matters and hold copies of watercourse maps and Yorkshire Water's public sewer records, which the public can view at our office.

 

Please note we have no responsibility for the following:

 

        For highway drainage matters, including blocked road gullies, please contact

        Street Force by telephone on (0114) 2734567.

 

        Matters relating to main rivers are the responsibility of the Environment Agency and

        they can be contacted by telephone on (08708) 506506.

 

        Pollution of watercourses should be reported to the Environment Agency via

        telephone on (08708) 506506.

 

        Drainage systems within the curtilage of properties built after 1937 are normally

        private drains and the owner/occupier will need to engage a drainage contractor to

        rectify any problems.

 

        For matters relating to a nuisance caused by private drains please contact the

        Council's Environmental Services Department by telephone on (0114) 2037410.

 

        Public Sewers are the responbility of Yorkshire Water. They can be contacted by

        telephone on (0845) 1242429. Drainage systems within the curtilage of properties

        built before 1937 are also, generally, classed as public sewers.

 

        For matters relating to water supply please contact Yorkshire Water by telephone

        on (0845) 1242424.

 

For more information, please Contact Us.