EIR: flooding incidents 2023
Dear Cambrian Utilities Limited,
Under the Environmental Information Regulations, 2004, and as validated by Fish Legal v Information Commissioner United Utilities plc Yorkshire Water Services Ltd and the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [2015] UKUT 52 (AAC), which confirms that water companies, are a ‘public authority’ for the purposes of said regulations, I am requesting the following information:
- The full list of flooding incidents you were involved in in 2023, including those caused by faults in your infrastructure or maintenance.
- The full list of sewer flooding incidents caused by your infrastructure in 2023, including post code and number of properties affected.
- The number of sewer flooding incidents you are involved in 2023.
- The number of properties impacted by sewer flooding incidents you are involved in of in 2023.
Yours faithfully,
Louis Ramirez
Our Reference: EIR/1839/2024
Dear Louis Ramirez,
Request for information
We refer to your request for information, dated 17^th of June 2024. We are
dealing with your request as one made under the Environmental Information
Regulations 2004 (“the Regulations”).
We want to be as open as possible in answering requests and to help you
obtain the information you are seeking.
We are currently unable to respond to your request as we require
additional clarification as to what information you would like to
receive.
Please can you clarify the following:
Question 1 – Please can you clarify what you mean by “involved in”. This
is broad, do you require what type of flooding? is it those we have
attended or discussed with other flooding authorities?
Question 3 – Again, this is broad, please can you clarify the term
“involved in”, is it those we have attended?
Please let us know how you would like us to proceed. If you have any
queries, please contact us at
[1][email address]
We have assigned reference EIR/1839/2024 to your request. Please kindly
note this in all correspondence with us regarding this matter.
Yours faithfully
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
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