Residents on Fryar Road again found themselves having to deal with more flooding this week after heavy snow and rain again swept across the county.
The road was badly hit by Storm Babet last year and while the flooding this time was not on the same scale as that, residents still woke up on January 6 to see half of the close covered in water.
Residents contacted Nottinghamshire Council, as the local flood authority, but after being unable to secure immediate support, took matters into their own hands to clear the water by securing a slurry tanker from a local farmer and, with assistance from friends, managed to reduce the water levels safely before any properties got flooded again
Some garages and out buildings were affected but no-ones homes.
Council workers did later arrive to help with the clean-up but angry residents have now demanded the authority does more to prevent flooding happening again.
One resident said: "The issue appears to be with the drains.
"Surface water from the estate runs through to discharge into the local brook but due to irregular and ineffective cleaning the drains are blocked and cannot deal with huge amounts of water - hence it backs up in the streets.
"This, along with continual local building which includes the old school site of Lyncroft and the new 13-acre lorry park off Engine Lane reduces drainage and relying on old systems does not help with the control of the water flow
"Several local councillors arrived on the scene and seemed to be making endless phone calls to try and get some resolve to the issues.
"But they know the problems but, for some reason, solving them is not straightforward.
"Actually, getting any positive proactive response from the council appears to be difficult.
"To any of the residents it's simple - clear the drains and maintain the brook."
A highways manager from Nottinghamshire Council said: “We were made aware of surface water flooding on Fryar Road in Eastwood following the heavy rainfall this week and arranged for a team and tanker to attend.
“The team checked and cleaned all highway drains.
"There were no obvious signs of a blockage, and it is thought the flooding may have been caused by the outlet from the drains into Beauvale Brook being submerged due to the level of water in the brook.
“The drains are emptied on a cyclical basis and the silt levels observed during previous cleans indicate they do not need emptying more frequently.
“The brook and its ongoing maintenance are the responsibility of the adjacent land and property owners.
“We do understand the concerns of residents and will return when water levels subside to undertake a CCTV inspection and ensure the system is running freely
"Our flood teams were on site on Monday, January 6 with Coun Kane Oliver (Ind) and residents and we are investigating the ongoing concerns around the area with the Environment Agency, Canal and River Trust, and landowners.
"We have also commissioned a study to understand the catchment and its interactions following the devastating impacts of Storm Babet flooding.”