Protesters hold poo emoji inflatables after Chalfont floods

Business owners and shop managers situated along the civil parish’s Market Place in Chalfont St Peter admitted they had lost several customers due to one of the main car parks being closed, as Thames Water workers continue to flush away all the excess water, which is several inches high.

No definitive time frame has been given as to when the ongoing work will be complete.

The protest took place on February 13 (Image: NQ)

Those in attendance stood in the currently empty Market Place car park holding poo emoji inflatables, indicating the amount of sewage water that has been flushed within the village.

Resident Ann-Marie Vladar told the Free Press: "This has been disastrous for the whole community, for the village residents and Thames Water along with Bucks Council all know the issue, and it needs to be resolved.

"It’s great to see the guys [the maintenance workers from Thames Water] working non-stop to try and fix everything, as you can hear the noise, but for all of us living and working here, is disastrous.

"Something needs to happen.

"Residents along the lower road are impacted as some streets are having issues with flushing toilets and some of the water is contaminated as it’s sewage.

"It’s half-term so this place would have been thriving."

Many business people in Chalfont St Peter are not with Thames Water (Image: NQ)

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Occupants in Chalfont St Peter have been severely impacted by the adverse weather conditions that hit the village on Wednesday, February 7.

And despite the ongoing disruption, no time frame has been given as to when the roads and car parks will reopen. 

A Thames Water spokesperson said: "We are sorry to customers impacted by ongoing high water levels and flooding in Amersham/Chalfont St Peter.

"The excessively heavy rain that our region has experienced since early January means the groundwater and river levels are very high in this area at the moment and the ground is saturated.

Many businesses have been impacted (Image: NQ)

"All these issues combined mean there is nowhere for further rain or other flow from nearby land to go and therefore our sewers are struggling to cope.

“Our top priority now is to work with the Environment Agency (EA) and Local Authorities (who manage river flooding and local drainage respectively) to stop any further property flooding from occurring.

"Our teams are on site and working hard round the clock to install large temporary pumps that will help create some space in our sewers by maximising flows and subsequently get them back to working normally.

"We also have our Customer Representative team on-site answering customer questions and offering support where they can.

“The impact we have on our local environment is very important to us and we are working with the EA to minimise this.

"We are utilising our fleet of tankers to prevent any further pollution and to assist with the removal of the excess water.”