Rural drainage systems
Given the rural nature of East Sussex, much of our drainage system relies upon ditches alongside the roads, which our drainage gullies feed into. Many of our ditches and pipes feed into ditches owned and maintained by local landowners, the County Council has a right to discharge highway surface water into them. Our team liaises directly with local land owners to ensure that ditches are correctly maintained.
Did you know we are also responsible for 505km of highway ditches across the county, and we have a cyclical programme of clearing and refurbishing them.