Common emergency drain services problems in Winchester
- ✓ Groundwater flooding during wet winters when the chalk aquifer is saturated
- ✓ Sewage backflow into properties in low-lying areas near the Itchen
- ✓ Overflowing inspection chambers after heavy rainfall on chalk hillsides
- ✓ Collapsed drains in ageing infrastructure beneath the city centre
- ✓ River-related drainage emergencies during flood events