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Your local council is responsible for public drains - report a blockage.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the cross drains item.
Follow this groundwater protection code of practice to prevent pollution from solvent use and storage.
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Report a cause of flooding: who to contact for burst water mains, flooded sewers, public drains, roads, rivers
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How to meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage discharge treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to a surface water.
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