Every gulley should be jetted at least once a year to make sure it’s free-flowing and rainwater can run away. We all know that, while most work fine, some are blocked – and look like they’ve been blocked for a long time!

If you spot a blocked gulley, you can report it here. If it’s not sorted, let the Lib Dem team know and we’ll chase it up for you.

It isn’t always the council’s fault though – here are some reasons why we can still get water pooling:

• a car was parked over the grid so they weren’t able to access it to clear it out.
• the problem can be the capacity of the drain meaning it just takes a long time for water to drain away. Drains can be upgraded but it’s expensive and there’s limited money available.
• it’s very common to have other problems, like tree roots growing through pipes or a blockage in a culvert. These are less common than they used to be as lots of work has been done, particularly putting debris traps on streams, but can still be an issue.

Remember when the centre of Gatley used to flood and be under several inches of water? I can recall walking the kids to Gatley Primary through it. Since the Environment Agency made the improvements to stop Gatley Brook damming up on Scholes Fields that hasn’t happened once. That was a big project, but it did the job.

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