1. If you have a schedule for clearing gullies on residential roads and if so the frequency with which this work is carried out.
All gullies within the adopted road network are cleared at least once every year and on an ad-hoc basis, as reported by resident’s.

2. Is your maintenance work for clearing gullies carried by a contractor or your own staff?
Gully maintenance is carried out by a contractor (VolkerHighways).

3. What type of equipment is used? Eg do you own a gully sucker? Or do your contractors use a gully stucker?
The contractor uses a gully sucker.

4. Have you used new technology for your gully clearing? If so, please give details. Specifically have you used In Touch Ltd SmartWater sensors or do you have plans to do so? If so, what, if any, reductions in cost and/or reductions in blockages have resulted?
We did a smart gully sensor trial in 2020/2021, with the Map16 smart sensor, but this did not yield any meaningful result. We might be able to try the In Touch sensor, at some point in the future, if resources become available.