Norfolk man's garden flooded with sewage for five days

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 20 Oct, 17:38 · Archive

A blocked pipe beneath a Norfolk road caused sewage to spill into a homeowner's garden, which remained flooded five days later.

A blocked pipe beneath Holt Road in Horsford, Norfolk caused human waste, toilet paper and wet wipes to spill into Will Minns' garden on Friday morning. Mr Minns, his wife and two daughters were unable to flush their toilet for 12 hours. The homeowner said contractors from Anglian Water did not arrive until Friday evening, despite him making what he described as 'countless calls' to the company.

Contractors returned the following day and installed temporary traffic lights on Holt Road to investigate further and begin clearing the garden. However, five days after the initial spill, Mr Minns said his lawn remained flooded with sewage. He said he expected the work to be completed by Saturday and that Anglian Water told him they would return on 20 October. Mr Minns will have to replace his lawn and patio as a result of the flooding.

A contractor told Mr Minns the blockage was due to 'wrong stuff being flushed down the loo'. An Anglian Water spokesman said the company took all sewer flooding incidents 'extremely seriously' and that it had attended the same day and undertaken jetting of the public sewer to clear the blockage.

How it is being reported

• Man left with sewage-soaked lawn for five days after human waste spills into gardenWill Minns is still waiting for contractors from Anglian Water to clear the wastewater from his garden in Holt Road after a pipe burst.Norwich Evening News · 20 Oct, 17:00
• Man left with sewage-soaked lawn for five days after human waste spills into gardenWill Minns is still waiting for contractors from Anglian Water to clear the wastewater from his garden in Holt Road after a pipe burst.Eastern Daily Press · 20 Oct, 17:00

In this story: Will Minns · Anglian Water · Horsford · Holt Road · Norwich

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