Lib Dem environment spokesperson and Highgate councillor Bob Hare has requested action from Haringey Council to resolve the blocked drain problem in North Hill, Highgate.

Since work was done on a new roundabout in the road early this year, nearby drains have not functioned properly with regular pooling of water on parts of the road.

Haringey Council has claimed that it is the responsibility of the drainage contractors, Thames Water, to maintain the drains and investigate any problems. However Cllr Hare is concerned that the drainage problem in the area is just one example of many roads across the borough that sustain varying degrees of flooding during the wetter months due to poor drainage.

He believes it is the failure of Haringey to monitor and enforce action by Thames Water that is creating the problem. He is calling on the Council to detail its contractor’s drain clearing programme and its own monitoring programme.

Bob Hare comments:

“I want to get to the bottom of the drainage problem so that the road is cleared of the pools of water that appear regularly. Haringey should be taking responsibility and monitoring the work of Thames Water to ensure that local Council Tax payers are getting value for money.”