Family with river of poo and used tampons flooding garden say they're furious

A mum-of-two has hit out at the sewage including faeces and used tampons which flood into her family's garden on a daily basis.

Louise Morgan-Smyth first spotted the issue in June last year at the home in Rutherglen, Scotland that she shares with husband John and their two girls Morven, 11, and Madeleine, 8.

They have been left with access to their house via just one entrance and despite Scottish Water coming out multiple times to fix the issue, they are still stuck in the horrible and smelly same position.

Louise said: “I have faeces, used tampons and all sorts in our garden dripping down our steps and flowing right down to the bottom of the street, where there is now a massive puddle of god knows what collected there now.

“We are frightened to use the toilets because whatever we flush, we are scared will flow into our garden. It doesn’t stop, it is constantly flowing like a river.

"Scottish Water don’t seem to be in any rush to do anything. It is terrible."

The water has been flooding in for months (Louise Morgan)

She added: “There is a nursery and a residential assisted living for elderly people on our street, so children and vulnerable people are trailing through this everyday. People and their dogs are all walking through this and taking it into their houses. Not everyone will know that it is not water.

“A neighbour came to our door this morning to tell us that we might’ve left the hose on, but it wasn’t. It was sewage.

“It is an absolute hazard to public health. I don’t know what their priorities are, but you would think that s**t going down the street would be. There is no urgency from them to do anything about it.”

A Scottish Water spokeswoman told Glasgow Live: “We are aware of an ongoing issue at a property in Lochbrae Drive, Rutherglen which is causing waste water to spill into the garden.

The waste runs through their garden (Louise Morgan)

“Plans are under way to carry out a repair to a collapsed sewer in the street, however, this is taking some time as road traffic management will be required due to the location and depth of the sewer. We have previously used a vactor (sewage cleaner) to help relieve the waste water system and minimise any spills.

“This will continue until the repair can be actioned. We will also continue to carry out clean-ups of the area whenever there are any spills.

“We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this is causing the householders and the local community, and would like to reassure them that we are doing what we can to expedite the repair.”