Since the water main burst on Barhatch Road, The Cranleigh Civic Society has been investigating water supply capacity and issues within the Cranleigh network. Since September 2016 there have been further burst drinking water pipes on: Avenue Road The Ridgeway…
Thames Water have now carried out further investigations into the sewage odour nuisance to the back of Northdowns. They have confirmed that: “We attended and cut the brambles on 5 January 2017, and uncovered 3 manhole covers. We lifted the…
As you will know there has been an overwhelming and distressing pong of sewage for some months along the Downslink behind Northdowns, which we have been pressing Thames Water to investigate. Before Christmas Thames Water confirmed that: “There are manhole…
Members of Cranleigh Civic Society met with representatives of the Environment Agency (EA) and Thames Water on Friday 16 December 2016 at Thames Water’s offices in Shalford. Surrey Wildlife Trust (SWT) and Waverley Borough Council were invited but were unable…
Cranleigh Civic Society’s Chair Liz Townsend attended a meeting with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Andrea Leadsom MP, together with Anne Milton MP, and the Environment Agency’s Executive Director of Environment and Business, Harvey Bradshaw on…
Some residents immediately around the sewage works may have received a letter from Thames Water advising them that work is starting on expanding the filter beds in Cranleigh Sewage Treatment Works on Monday. Despite the serious problems with pollution in…
We first wrote about the sewage in the brook saga on 2 June 2015. Can you believe it, nearly 17 months later and the problem is still not resolved. In the intervening months Cranleigh Civic Society has sent countless emails and made several calls…
Thames Water have objected to the Thakeham Homes site for 58 dwellings off Elmbridge Road on the grounds of odour emanating from Cranleigh’s Sewage Treatment Works (STW). In a document published against the application Thames Water state that: “Cranleigh STW is located close…
Following on from the article below on 4 October confirming that Surrey County Council’s Enforcement Team were investigating whether Thames Water should have applied for planning permission, and carried out a full odour impact assessment, prior to expansion at Cranleigh’s Sewage Treatment Works: Surrey County…
After the last incident when many residents were left without water, there has been yet another spate of burst pipes in Cranleigh. They have been at: 6 Elmbridge Road – we have been advised that this is scheduled to be fixed by…
