Living in a large city like London has its inherent problems. And one of the problems that homeowners and business owners face on a daily basis is drain blockages.

Drain blockages can occur at any time and without any warning, which it is why it is so important to have the phone number of a reliable drain maintenance company to hand.

Drainage companies in London have all the tools and experience necessary to cope with a host of different drainage issues. They are available 24/7 and can unblock drains, repair drains and can even offer you a maintenance contract so you won’t have to worry about any further blockages.

Many business owners chose to have a drain maintenance contract in place, because if a drain is blocked on their premises, they will need to make sure that it returned to its full working potential as soon as possible so it doesn’t impact on the working day.

Most drains can be unblocked by a simple jetting process, which directs a high pressure jet of water down the drainage pipe. The debris causing the blockage is thus removed and the waste can flow freely again.

The £1.9m sewer and drain maintenance works in Penrith are now well underway. And as a bonus to those people affected by the works in the town, United Utilities have set up a £5,000 funding scheme, which will offer small grants to community groups.

The funds will be available to voluntary groups, self-help groups, community groups and those charities who make Penrith a better place to live.

The Grants, worth £500 each, will be jointly administered by Eden District Council.

Caroline Brumwell, who is the project co-ordinator for the works stated:

“We need to do this work to help improve water quality in streams like Myers Beck and Thacka Beck. This means installing some large structures very deep under the roadway. There is no way to do this without causing some upheaval but we are working with local businesses and residents to minimise disruption where we can.

“That’s one of the reasons we wanted to establish this fund. To say thanks, and to put something back into the communities where we are working.”

People can make applications to the Penrith United Utilities Community Fund now.

An £800,000 investment in sewer system in the town of Longridge will mean that homeowners will not have to worry about the flooding they have experienced in the past.

The scheme, which has now been completed, has seen over 550 metres of new sewers installed around Eden Gardens to replace the underrated, old sewer pipes. The new pipes mean that homes on Wellbrow Drive, Green Street, Mersey Street and Wheatley Drive should have no more flooding issues.

The project co-ordinator, Mark Clinton, stated:

“Since 2010 our engineers have carried out a lot of work on Longridges’ sewer system to make it better able to cope with severe storms.

“We have upgraded almost half a kilometre of pipes in Eden Gardens so that they can hold much more rain water.

“For residents affected by flooding, the improvements will deliver better protection in the future.

“The residents have had quite a lot to put up with, but they’ve been very understanding and co-operative. We really do thank them for their patience with us.”

Due to the works, excavation of the roads and pavements on the above roads was necessary. However, United Utilities have agreed with the Highways Agency to inspect the repairs they made after one year, to check the condition of the works.

The River Lune in Lancaster is due to have its water quality improved significantly due to a planned project by United Utilities.

Before the work, the River Lune used to act as an overflow for storm water at times of heavy rainfall. This meant that the river was contaminated on a regular basis. However, as part of United Utilities promise to spend £3.6bn over the next few years, the amount of storm water that will enter the river will be drastically reduced.

The co-ordinator on the project, John Byron, stated:

“The scheme will clean-up and improve the existing discharges into the River Lune, providing important long term environmental benefits.

“We plan to increase underground storage capacity at our existing Scale Hall Wastewater pumping station, construct a new sewer beneath Lune Street, and build a new pumping station at Ramparts.

“The sewer overflows act like huge safety valves, releasing the excess water through the overflows to watercourses. They are important mechanisms to prevent flooding of roads and homes.”

Planning permission for the scheme has not yet been granted, but when it is, work is expected to commence in August.

Mr Byron further stated:

“We are committed to reducing pollution and improving river quality across the north west of England.”

A sewer improvement scheme has just got underway in Haltwhistle to prevent sewer flooding in the area.

Northumbrian Water started the scheme on the 14th of February, which will see them replace over 135 metres of sewer pipe in the Park Avenue and Park Road area of the town.

The work will cost the water company in excess of £300,000 and should stop homes being flooded.
Northumbrian water project manager Danny Coyne stated:

“We appreciate the distress that flooding causes customers. Over the next five years we intend to invest more than £120million to reduce this risk.”

Traffic management is currently in place on the affected roads, with temporary traffic lights in operation on Park Road. It’s hoped all the works will be finished by the end of March, but until then construction traffic will need access to the site and the storage compound on derelict land near Parklands.

Local residents have received information about the works taking place and Northumbrian Water have stated that everything will be done to keep disruption to a minimum while drain maintenance engineers carry out the required improvements.