P-06-1428 Stop the flooding in Caenant Terrace, Skewen NOW, Correspondence from Petitioner to Committee, 1 July 2024

Good morning Ms Imperato

Many thanks for the update on the above position and the attached document from Huw Irranca-Davies regarding NPTCBC's plans.

My responses to the following:

• What are your thoughts on the attached document?  The council have been promising for decades that they will resolve the issues we face many times per year.  The flooding has been happening since the 1950s, I attach for the Senedd's information, a copy of a newspaper article dating back to 2001 when we were promised a solution. Sadly, we no longer believe a word that the council tells us.
• Does it adequately address the issues that you raised?  No, due to the historical information we had, prior to purchasing our adapted bungalow (I am in a wheelchair), we undertook a flood report and the analysis plots exactly the course of the flooding caused by the culvert which can't cope with the amount of water that runs through it, I attach a copy of the relevant page which shows the high risk of flooding from the culvert and the risk of flooding at the bottom of the Terrace is affected by issues with the mine workings, which is what happened when the mine shaft collapsed. I also attach a copy of an e-mail received from NPTCBC who state that there was flooding in 1997 - in many face-to-face meetings the council has denied that there has ever been any flooding!
• Do you have further questions in response?  If this proposal isn't accepted, will there be work done just on our street or will we have to wait many more years for a new proposal?
• Is there anything additional that you would like the Committee to know at this stage, either in response to this document or as an update to the Committee?  Please could they see the attached videos showing what we have to suffer from in our street.

Regards    SMKerslake