AN alleged leaking water main has caused some flooding on a street in Rodbourne.

And one resident is outraged that fresh water is being wasted when there are so many people in the world who need it.

Two water meters were fitted to a new property under construction in Redcliffe Street in January and soon after, water began seeping up onto the road.

Three months after it was originally reported to Thames Water, the resident says the trickle has turned into a steady stream flowing down the street.

One concerned resident who wished to remain anonymous was outraged that the leak has still not been fixed

She said: “There is a constant pool of water in the road, running all the way across it and down the sides. I’ve seen it get worse every day for three months.

“What’s more frustrating is that there are two Thames Water vans parked on our street every single night which means there are Thames Water employees who have to drive through the flood every day and they haven’t reported it - that’s the most baffling thing.”

When the leak first became noticeable last December, Thames Water were alerted and came down within 48 hours to dig up the road and fix the leak.

In January, water began seeping up through the tarmac again and again Thames Water were told, but this time they didn’t send anyone down.

The resident said: “Weeks passed and nothing happened, so I called them again. The job had been closed without anything being done so they re-opened it and between February 15 and 28, various contractors visited over numerous visits, digging bits up and pumping muddy brown water down our street.

“They all left, and the leak continued as they couldn’t identify what the problem was.”

The water meters were fitted last December as part of construction work on a new house on 12 Redcliffe Road, which will be split into two flats when it’s completed.

If more water continues to leak at an increasing rate, it could become a significant problem for the tenants who move in.

The resident added: “They’ve been out so many times, nobody else has reported it and the 48-hour urgency they had been treating it with before has stopped. Do we really live in a world where we can allow so much fresh water to be wasted, when there are so many who don’t have it, and nobody cares?

“They said they’d send out specialist teams on March 10, but the date came and went and nothing happened, they don’t seem that bothered.”

A spokeman for the utility company said it informed the resident that work would now be carried out on March 21, but she isn’t optimistic.

She said: “Whether they do come out or not, I’ve no idea but I’m not holding my breath. At this point they’d probably have to carry out major work to fix it, the road surface might start to sink.”

A spokesman for Thames Water said: “Following the report of a leak late last year, our engineer visited Redcliffe Street in December and successfully repaired a three-inch pipe.

“We’ve returned on three occasions since and haven’t been able to find a leak on our network.

“It’s possible that the water in the road is ground water and not related to our pipes.”

The spokesman said the team visited in January and February, and found no leak. They said the water on the road was ground water unrelated to their network.