Translation Required: Council takes action following flood in community

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The council has today written to the club asking for details of works recently carried out to repair a sinkhole in their car park which opened up two years ago following the collapse of a private culvert located underneath the club.

A major flood recently occurred near to where the repairs were completed.

The flooding during the previous weekend affected a number of residential and business properties in the area and led major traffic issues in and around the Cwmbwrla roundabout which became submerged beneath flood waters.

Prior to the rain at the weekend, the council inspected and made sure its own culverts and gulleys in the area were clear.

The council and Dwr Cymru Welsh Water have taken emergency action, bringing in additional pumping equipment to reduce water levels in the area. The road is still closed to in-bound traffic.

Dwr Cymru Welsh Water (DCWW) are awaiting the demolition of the club to be completed so that they can mobilise teams to secure repair works to the culvert and foul sewer system.

The council has urged the club and its contractor to engage with DCWW as a matter of urgency to discuss options to expedite the demolition works.

Rob Stewart, Swansea Council leader, said: "Cwmfelin Social Club closed due to a sinkhole two years ago and the club appointed contractors to demolish the club.

"The contractors have recently filled the sinkhole. We have had no issues in the last two years with flooding in the area, while pumping equipment has been doing its job. 

"We have today written to the club seeking details of the works their contractors completed.

"Dwr Cymru Welsh Water can't access the culvert and repair it until the club is demolished. We have urged the club to work with its contractors to complete the demolition as soon as possible so that the culvert repairs can be carried out."

In the meantime, the council and DCWW are taking action to reduce the potential for further flooding which means pumping equipment will need to remain on the in-bound carriageway.

Cllr Stewart added, "We are doing everything we can and are working with DCWW to increase the temporary pumping equipment on-site to help reduce flood waters.

"This means the in-bound traffic is still restricted and we apologise for the inconvenience caused, but our priority has to be to reduce the threat of flooding until the culvert can be repaired.  This is all being done to protect residents and businesses so a similar incident does not occur this winter."