RESIDENTS on a flood-hit Walton estate claim they are still waiting for vital maintenance work to start.
Last year more than 20 residents in Elmwood and Brooklands were forced out of their homes when Drain Beck burst its banks.
Most were able to move back before Christmas, but they said they live in fear of another flood.
It was the first time flo
ods had hit the home of Allan and Carol Bridges, who have lived on Elmwood Avenue for 40 years.
Mrs Bridges said: "The water came down the road like a river, it was frightening."
Geraldine Gaunt, of Elmwood Avenue, has since written to Wakefield Council and the Environment Agency on behalf of her neighbours, who have grown increasingly concerned about the state of Drain Beck.
Mrs Gaunt said: "I believe the flood was an avoidable occurrence and it need never have happened.
"I received a letter from Wakefield Council stating that clearance and maintenance work on the beck would start before the end of May. But it is nearly July now and nothing has been done."
Mavis Orford, another Elmwood Avenue resident, said: "All we want to know is who is responsible for maintaining the beck. We're terrified it will flood again."
Coun Maureen Cummings claimed the council had arranged a one-off clean up of the beck, for which a date is still to be set, but added: "Actually the people whose properties border the watercourse are the land owners. They should be the people who look after the water courses."
The full article contains 263 words and appears in Wakefield Express City newspaper.
