Sewerage and drainage

The developers proposal inevitably involve adding a substantial load to the existing Falmouth sewerage infrastructure.

Virtually all residents of Falmouth will know that for many years there have been repeated instances of foul water flooding in a central area of the town near the Prince of Wales Pier and the nearby pub/restaurant premises on the main road. In 2000 major work was carried out near the Greenbank Hotel to improve sewerage, but flooding of both sewage and stormwater has remained a persistent problem in the area at times of heavy rain. It is believed that the proposed development may feed the same main sewers, and exacerbate the problem.

Similar sewerage flooding problems have also occured frequently in the Stratton Terrace, Stratton Place and Dunstanville Terrace areas, including directly adjacent to the Greenbank Hotel.

a very familiar sight
in the Greenbank area

Stormwater flooding up through manhole covers at Stratton Place, just outside the Greenbank Hotel, in October 2007

A mixture of sewage and stormwater overflowing onto the beach near the Greenbank Quay, in August 2005

Despite major works done to the drainage and sewerage infrastructure in 2000, there are still problems in the area