Service Description: The Isle of Wight Council is responsible for routine ditch and gully emptying, emergency clearance of ditches, gullies and drains when flooding of roads or pavements is occurring. Highway drainage is used to clear surface water from the highway, it is not designed to cater for run-off from adjacent properties.
Also known as:- Blocked Drains - Roads, Blocked Gullies - Roads, Flooding - Roads, Road Drains - Flooding, Road Gullies - Flooding, Surface Water
Answer: A Soakaway is a drainage pit covered by a metal cover or sometimes soil, which allows rainwater from buildings to permeate into the surrounding subsoil, which typically the landowner takes responsibility for.