Information pertaining to Cyclic Maintenance for Drainage Infrastructure

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Dear Dorset County Council,

Under the FOI Act I would respectfully request the following information relating to the management of the drainage infrastructure within your highway authority.

Do you hold an asset inventory?
YES / NO

If you hold an asset inventory please quantify the following items that your authority has responsibility for

Ditch - length in metres
Culvert - length in metres
Grip - number of
Gully or Drain - number of

When were the quantities last reviewed and validated?

Do you undertake cyclic maintenance on any of these items and if so what is the current frequency of maintenance or cleaning for each named asset.

How do you rate the efficiency of your cyclic maintenance activities for each asset item:
poor | acceptable | good | excellent
(please answer even if you do not hold an asset inventory of these items.)

As there appears to be more flooding events happening in recent years, please also provide the budgetary spending (to the nearest £1000) covering the last five years (2008 - 2012 inclusive) for each cyclic maintenance activity highlighting clearly for each year whether you have;

increased the budgetary spending for maintaining these assets,
reduced the budgetary spending for maintaining these assets
or kept the budgetary spending for maintaining these assets constant

from the previous year.

If you have reduced budgetary spending on cyclic maintenance activities in any year(s) please state whether this has been offset by more efficient working practices or whether have you reduced your level of service.

For the each of the last five years (2008 - 2012 inclusive) please provide the percentage of asset items that were maintained / cleaned against the quantities/lengths held in your asset inventory record.

For each of the last five years (2008 - 2012 inclusive) please indicate the percentage of highway flooding reports that can be attributed to inadequate maintenance of the drainage infrastructure.

Yours faithfully,

R. Bonce

Dorset County Council

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Subject Freedom of
Information request -
Information
pertaining to Cyclic
Maintenance for
Drainage
Infrastructure

     Dear Dorset County Council,
   
    Under the FOI Act I would respectfully request the following
    information relating to the management of the drainage
    infrastructure within your highway authority.
   
    Do you hold an asset inventory?
    YES / NO
   
    If you hold an asset inventory please quantify the following items
    that your authority has responsibility for
   
    Ditch - length in metres
    Culvert - length in metres
    Grip - number of
    Gully or Drain - number of
   
    When were the quantities last reviewed and validated?
   
    Do you undertake cyclic maintenance on any of these items and if so
    what is the current frequency of maintenance or cleaning for each
    named asset.
   
    How do you rate the efficiency of your cyclic maintenance
    activities for each asset item:
    poor | acceptable | good | excellent
    (please answer even if you do not hold an asset inventory of these
    items.)
   
    As there appears to be more flooding events happening in recent
    years, please also provide the budgetary spending (to the nearest
    £1000) covering the last five years (2008 - 2012 inclusive) for
    each cyclic maintenance activity highlighting clearly for each year
    whether you have;
   
    increased the budgetary spending for maintaining these assets,
    reduced the budgetary spending for maintaining these assets
    or kept the budgetary spending for maintaining these assets
    constant
   
    from the previous year.
   
    If you have reduced budgetary spending on cyclic maintenance
    activities in any year(s) please state whether this has been offset
    by more efficient working practices or whether have you reduced
    your level of service.
   
    For the each of the last five years (2008 - 2012 inclusive) please
    provide the percentage of asset items that were maintained /
    cleaned against the quantities/lengths held in your asset inventory
    record.
   
    For each of the last five years (2008 - 2012 inclusive) please
    indicate the percentage of highway flooding reports that can be
    attributed to inadequate maintenance of the drainage
    infrastructure.
   
    Yours faithfully,
   
    R. Bonce
   
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