We look after around:
- 148,292 gullies
- 28,855 offlets
- 13,000 chambers
Highway drains carry water from footways, access crossings, verges and carriageways. In rural areas without a piped system, road water is fed into roadside ditches via channels dug in the verge (grips).
Drains which carry foul water are usually the responsibility of the water authority (Anglian Water or Severn Trent).
Ditches are usually the responsibility of the adjacent landowner but can also be the responsibility of the local Internal Drainage Board (IDB) and, occasionally, us.
Allowing water to run from private property onto the road is an offence.