Villagers say their gardens have been regularly flooded with raw sewage, sanitary waste and toilet roll.
An elderly disabled woman has resorted to sitting on cat litter as a toilet because waste water from a sewage works had blocked her drains, a meeting heard.
One 87-year-old woman, who said she had recently become disabled after a stroke, said she had been forced to extreme measures because her toilet was blocked so often. She added that her home was also usually surrounded by flood water "because the drains in the road don't work either". Since 2021, there have been 261 spills through storm overflows from the treatment works for a total of more than 5,000 hours.
But villagers in Pot Row, Grimston and Royson said they had faced months of waste water overflowing from drains following heavy rain, covering roads and causing problems for households. A spokesman said: "The ongoing issues at Grimston pumping station are caused by surface and groundwater infiltration into our sewer network following the ongoing wet weather. We’re working very closely with the Environment Agency to monitor the issue and have teams checking the site regularly.
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