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[tidla]

Not so long ago, the drains in the Close i live collapsed causing bother to 50% but not me.

On further inspection the collapsed drain was found to be under my driveway.

As this aspect is now under the control of (in my area) Severn trent wate, theyr dug up my drive to fix the Closes drains.

As the drive is at the moment a hard core base, digging up my drive was no big deal to me.

Six months later I now have a water leak on my driveway which is becoming a right mess, so at the weekend i got the shovel out to find the cause of the leak thinking it may be my relatively new water supply, which is the remit of the property owner.

On further investigation is seems to be the old lead pipework supplying the two flats next door. One owner by a private land lord, the other by the local housing association.This pipework seems to be on the border.

I contacted the local council after a few days of trying to catch the tenant to no avail. They said i need them to ring in so they have contact details.

On trying fruitlessly to convince them of the importance to get this sorted asap, the general reply was.. my tap still works so ..do one.

The supply really needs to be replaced as the old lead pipework is bound to fail again if just a repair is done.

Any Advice welcome.

[Andy H]

The housing association is likely to be the most open to dialogue. Tell them it is causing a nuisance and ask what their policy is for reducing lead in drinking water.

Also worth talking to the environmental health department (again ask about lead in water and WHO (world health organisation) limits for lead in drinking water and contamination of the public water supply because there is a broken pipe in a flooded hole next to your property.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Pretend you're doing some preparation/leveling work before tarmac-ing your drive and Oooops! put a pickaxe through it!! 

[Gaffers]

Dont tell them it's a nuisance, tell them it's causing damage. That will get the housing association and the property owner into action.  Recorded mail blah blah

[steve6367]

Will the water company not help? I had a similar problem involving Portsmouth Water and they fixed it under there "leak prevention / saving water" policy / target.

[tidla]

All good so far. Lead and water loss seem to be winners.