A HOMEOWNER has kicked up a stink after human poo kept pouring into her garden from a collapsed drain.
Rebecca Taft was left in tears after the waste began spewing into the garden.
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She has now been forced to keep her windows closed due to the smell and says her artificial turf has been destroyed.
Her dad Peter said Severn Trent have sent ten workers to look a manhole that is believed to be causing the issue but it is still broken a month on.
He also said his daughter couldn’t even flush her own toilet as the waste ended up in the garden.
Peter, who owns the house, told StokeonTrent Live: “My daughter hasn’t been able to open her windows because it stinks. The sewage is coming back up the drains in her backyard. There’s tissue all over the garden. It just isn’t nice.
“It’s destroyed her artificial turf that cost her £250 and she only got it last year when we did her garden up and now it’s ruined. We’re going to have to throw it away.
“She couldn’t flush the toilet because every time she flushed it was coming out of her garden. The toilet was full of tissue.
“Over the Easter bank holiday weekend, she couldn’t go out in her garden because it was stinking.
“She had to take her barbecue round to her friends and have a barbecue there instead. She couldn’t have her friends round to hers.”
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Peter was on holiday in Turkey when Rebecca called to say there was raw sewage in her garden.
A pal came over and reported the faulty drain to Severn Trent.
But Peter claims the water company still haven’t solved the issue – despite him paying a private firm £120 to confirm the manhole had collapsed.
He said Rebecca has now been forced to keep her entryway unlocked in case workmen show up but he claims he found “druggies” in there shooting up as a result.
The dad added: “I told Severn Trent I have that report and they still haven’t fixed it or confirmed what the problem is and it’s been over a month.
“My daughter’s house is immaculate, she’s got OCD and that’s made it worse for her because she can’t do anything about it. I’ve had her crying over it. I can’t stand it no more.
“I’ve even had environmental health out. They shouldn’t be treating people like this. Severn Trent need to fix it. I think they’re absolutely shocking.”
The firm said they have figured out what the problem is and work will be carried out next week.
They added: “We’d like to apologise to those affected by the collapsed sewer on Cardwell Street in Northwood.
“We’ve had teams on site assessing the issue to determine what work needs to be done and we’ve scheduled work to fix the collapsed sewer early next week – once work starts we’ll look to get this completed as soon as possible.
“We will be in close communication with our customers in the area to notify them about the work that will take place.
“Again, we would like to apologise for the inconvenience caused by the collapsed sewer, as we know how distressing this type of flooding can be.”
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