Flooding - Leaves covering drains in street.

[programmer]

Hi
I've been having a hell of a problem with the council trying to get them to clear up the leaves that are falling from trees on public land. Around October every year for the last 4 years my house has nearly been flooded because the leaves are covering the drains in my street.
I suspect this is a stupid question becuase I can't imagine anything like this but here goes: Is there a type of drain cover that prevents leaves from collection on top of them?
Thanks

[TheVictorianCobbleCo]

I sympathise, if its the councils problem you could be opening yourself to being sued should anything you cause damage to others. Having said that a sheet of exanded metal (diamond shape openings), galvanized, under the existing grid is an option, tho you will then have the job of clearing the surface leaves on a regular basis - but I didn't tell you this.

[programmer]

Thanks for that. The problem though is not that leaves are entering the gulley and blocking it, they are covering the grating and stopping water entering it. I just had some crazy idea that somebody might have invented something that encouraged leaves to wash over the grating and carry on down the street. But I don't suppose this is possible with the suction of water going down the drain causing the leaves to stick to it. I wasn't planning on doing anything myself but advising the useless council!!

[Dave_L]

Have you approached the Highways Dept of your local authority?

[lutonlagerlout]

Around October every year for the last 4 years my house has nearly been flooded because the leaves are covering the drains in my street.

hmmm sounds like autumn
wouldnt you say programmer that having trees around is an asset for 11 months of the year?
i am in the same boat (back onto a 100 yr old public park) and the pleasure of looking at the trees outweighs the 20 minutes work clearing leaves once a week for 4 weeks
when you say nearly flooded,how nearly was it??
regards LLL :;):

[programmer]

Dave, yes I've told the Highways dept who say its the street cleansing dept's responsibility cos the drains aren't blocked. They in turn say that their remit is only to pick up litter.
LLL. It's nice having the trees around and if it was a simple matter of sweeping the leaves from outside my gaff it would be fine but my street is at the bottom of a long hill. Not only do all the drains get covered on the hill but it doesn't take much rain to wash enough leaves down to the drains outside my house to cause a problem. Nearly flooded means water half an inch from the top of my door step and rising. My next door neighbour had her kitchen flooded a few weeks ago.
Thanks for the replies folks.

[lutonlagerlout]

Nearly flooded means water half an inch from the top of my door step and rising.

jeez,that is a close call
have you thought about installing extra drainage at the front of your house just in case of flooding
12 mm really is touching cloth when it comes to nearly being flooded
regards LLL
600 lads !!!!! not out

[lutonlagerlout]

gremlin in the machine grr
sorry