The short downpour on 31 July caused a lot of deep puddles -see above- almost reaching houses at the bottom of Severn Grove and completely blocking the pavement next to the Coop. As part of the Community Flood Plan some of us unblocked the gullies by raking out the lime flowers and yucca leaves- see video below.
To avoid the drains blocking and damaging surface water flooding in future it would be good if we all sweep our nearest gutters and pavements and keep the gullies clear, and, when dry, (white) bag up the lime flowers and leaves for removal by Cardiff Council or take to the tip. The Council cannot access the gutters when cars are parked there so it is down to us to help ourselves (unfortunately). Hope that sounds like a sensible idea.