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Sewage in garden from public system.

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  • 13-05-2021 2:19pm
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    teddyhead
    Registered Users Posts: 198 ✭✭


    Hello there. Yesterday ,our back garden became flooded with raw sewage. This sewage came from the main public wastewater pipe ,which became blocked and caused wastewater to stop flowing away.This water accumulated over time and eventually backed up into our system, causing the flooding. Would I be entitled to bill somebody for removing around 20 kilos of faecal matter from my garden?


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    TheBlock
    Registered Users Posts: 596 ✭✭✭TheBlock


    If you have an invoice for the work I would be chasing the relavant authority. If you done the work yourself I'm not so sure you'd have any luck. I'd be on to the Council or Local Authority to ensure it doesn't happen again!!


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    elperello
    Registered Users Posts: 14,397 ✭✭✭✭elperello


    teddyhead wrote: »
    Hello there. Yesterday ,our back garden became flooded with raw sewage. This sewage came from the main public wastewater pipe ,which became blocked and caused wastewater to stop flowing away.This water accumulated over time and eventually backed up into our system, causing the flooding. Would I be entitled to bill somebody for removing around 20 kilos of faecal matter from my garden?

    Have you lodged a complaint with Irish Water?


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    teddyhead
    Registered Users Posts: 198 ✭✭teddyhead


    TheBlock wrote: »
    If you have an invoice for the work I would be chasing the relavant authority. If you done the work yourself I'm not so sure you'd have any luck. I'd be on to the Council or Local Authority to ensure it doesn't happen again!!


    Thanks for the reply.I am in the middle of doing it myself, although I am photographing the whole process.


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    teddyhead
    Registered Users Posts: 198 ✭✭teddyhead


    elperello wrote: »
    Have you lodged a complaint with Irish Water?


    Just reported it. Have not made a specific complaint yet.


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    iffandonlyif
    Registered Users Posts: 561 ✭✭✭iffandonlyif


    Oh God. My sympathies.


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    elperello
    Registered Users Posts: 14,397 ✭✭✭✭elperello


    teddyhead wrote: »
    Just reported it. Have not made a specific complaint yet.

    Get back to them and insist that they send out a crew to clean up the mess their pipe made on your property.

    You will need to get the area disinfected also.


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    brownbinman
    Registered Users Posts: 554 ✭✭✭brownbinman


    elperello wrote: »
    Get back to them and insist that they send out a crew to clean up the mess their pipe made on your property.

    You will need to get the area disinfected also.

    take photos and videos before this though...just in case


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