A FLOOD ALERT IS CURRENTLY IN PLACE FOR GRACE DIEU BROOK.
IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA OF WHITWICK PRONE TO FLOODING AND ARE PLANNING AHEAD TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, WHITWICK PARISH COUNCIL COMMUNITY OFFICE HOLD A SMALL SUPPLY OF EMERGENCY GEL BAGS WHICH CAN BE COLLECTED DURING OUR REGULAR OFFICE OPENING TIMES.
See information below to highlight who you should contact in the event of flooding: –
Flooding from a blocked highway drain
Leicestershire County Council (LCC) Highways Drainage service using Report it form on LCC website (opens in new window).
Telephone: 0116 305 0001
Flooding from a water course e.g. river, brook, stream
Environment Agency on Incident Hotline 0800 80 70 60
Local Lead Flood Authority (LLFA) using the flood reporting form on LCC website (opens in new window).
Flooding from a public foul sewer, surface water sewer or a water main
Severn Trent on Telephone: 0800 783 4444
It is important that anyone affected reports the incident since the volume of reports to a specific problem can affect the resources assigned to address the problems experienced.
Floodline (for information on flood alerts) – Telephone: 0345 988 1188 or Type Talk (for the hard of hearing) on Telephone: 0345 602 6340 are also useful contacts for information.