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BBC News
6 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Clarion apologises for delay in fixing sewage leaks at Hove flats
A housing association has promised to launch a review after it failed to immediately deal with two raw sewage leaks at a residential building in East was two sewage leaks in the basement, bin and bike storage area of a block of flats on Kingsway in Hove over the past Dr Dorina Cadar told BBC South East that Clarion Housing Group failed to take action following the first leak for "almost four or five days", and only acted swiftly after the second following a political acknowledged that the "disruption of services over the weekend should have been resolved more promptly". Dr Cadar said that, given the delays in fixing the first leak, residents decided to reach out to Hove and Portslade MP Peter Kyle after the second on 27 May, which she said accelerated a resolution, with Clarion organising a jet wash for last Dr Cadar said the jet wash "triggered the fire alarm" which resulted in a complete shutdown of the fire safety addition, she claimed there were no functioning lifts, hot water or gas in the building between Friday evening and Sunday the water and lifts were restored on Sunday night, Dr Cadar said she was unsure if the fire alarm was credited Mr Kyle and his caseworker for going "above and beyond" to help resolve what represented a "serious health risk", she added.A spokesperson for Clarion apologised to the residents."The disruption of services over the weekend should have been resolved more promptly and we'll be reviewing what went wrong to prevent this happening in future," they said."Following complaints from the residents, from 1 April we have taken control of managing all services in-house. We're fully committed to providing a good level of service for our residents and will continue to work at pace to address the concerns raised."
CBS News
12-05-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Broken line led to 8,400 gallons of raw sewage flowing through Ann Arbor storm drain
Tariff deal between US and China; Dundee High wrestling team under investigation; more top stories Tariff deal between US and China; Dundee High wrestling team under investigation; more top stories Tariff deal between US and China; Dundee High wrestling team under investigation; more top stories A broken utility main that happened last week in Ann Arbor, Michigan, was a leak from a sanitary sewer line – not a water line as first thought. The circumstances were discovered Wednesday afternoon when liquid was seen seeping through a water utility cover at the intersection of South Main and West Madison streets. "Staff initially believed the water was coming from a water main break," the city's press release issued Monday said. But during the subsequent investigation, the Ann Arbor public works staff realized a collapsed sanitary sewer pipe caused a sanitary sewer overflow. Nearly 8,400 gallons of raw sewage seeped through the road surface and flowed into the storm drain, which flows into Allen Creek, which then flows to the Huron River. After the circumstances were understood, city officials notified the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) of the sewage leak.
