North Newbald MP, Graham Stuart, is set to meet with representatives from Yorkshire Water about longstanding sewage issues that have been kicking up a stink with local residents.
The East Yorkshire village, which is in Graham’s constituency of Beverley and Holderness, is situated on top of natural, underground springs, which can seep through into Yorkshire Water’s sewage system during periods of heavy rainfall.
As a result of this inflow, effluent from the sewers is pushed upwards, flooding onto the streets and on some occasions encroaching into residents’ gardens.
As a short-term solution at the end of March, Yorkshire Water sent some of their tankers into the village to pump out the water and ease the burden on the sewers before carrying out checks over the Easter weekend to ensure that there would be no immediate resurgence.
But given the frequency of the issues, residents have appealed to their local MP to keep the pressure on Yorkshire Water for a long-term solution to the flooding waste. As a result, Graham is meeting with the utilities company this Friday 5th May to raise the residents’ concerns.
Graham said, “It’s awful that residents in North Newbald have had to put up with flooding sewage for so many years now.
“I know that the age of the sewers and the low-lying land, coupled with increasing rainfall over the past few years, makes it difficult for Yorkshire Water to prevent entirely, but this isn’t something that should just be swept under the rug.
“I’ll be encouraging Yorkshire Water to commit to investigating a long-term solution and I will be making sure that this issue isn’t forgotten about.”
Graham has previously met with Yorkshire Water about residents of Kings Square in Beverley who experience low water pressure and will also be asking for an update on action to help them.
