000			01380cam a2200265 4500
001			ABS65374
008			020423n2002 000 0 eng u
035			_a(Sirsi) u117641
100			_aAkenhead, R
245			_aIn it up to their heads
260			_c2002
490			_aBuilding _v15 March 2002, 59(1)
520			_aThe recent CA decision in "Marcic v Thames Water" means that water companies will now be liable when public sewers cause repeated flooding to homeowners. Mr Marcic sued Thames Water for nuisance, negligence, breach of statutory duty and under the Human Rights Act 1998 after his property was frequently flooded as a result of overflowing public sewers. Thames Water was held liable for nuisance in tort because it had not carried out all that was reasonable to prevent hazards on the land (or sewer) as required under the current law. Concludes that all those involved in the water industry will have to take more immediate and effective steps to address inadequacies in sewerage systems which cause repeated flooding.
590			_aABS
650			_aPUBLIC SEWERS
650			_aWATER INDUSTRY ACT 1991
650			_aWATER COMPANIES
650			_aHUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1998
650			_aFLOODING
650			_aLIABILITY
650			_aNEGLIGENCE
650			_aMARCIC V THAMES WATER UTILITIES LTD
690			_aENVIRONMENT-CASE LAW
942			_n0
999			_c70046 _d70046