Please use this form to report issues with the blocked gully also known as a road drain or siever. Examples of problems:
Before submitting your form please first check the list of common issues associated with gully requests that are not managed by the drainage team
1. Reporting leaves on the road
Where there is a built up of leaves or dirt on the road and it is covering the top of the gully or nearby, then please email waste@edinburgh.gov.uk and request “sweeping of the road channel" at the relevant location, ideally providing photographs.
2. Reporting an issue with house downpipes
Faulty or blocked downpipes are the homeowners responsibility.
If the property is a Council property please contact Housing Service on 0131 200 2345.If you are living in a building which has a shared maintenance responsibility, please contact the Shared Repair Team on 0131 529 6778 who may be able to assist.
3. Reporting problems with sewage
If there is raw sewage present this is not a roads drainage issue. If this is within the property it is the property owner’s responsibility, if it's outwith the property boundary it is generally Scottish Water. You can contact Scottish Water to
If it is none of the above, then please report gully issue here
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