The floods also had an environmental impact as they damaged the nearby River Misbourne; one of only 260 chalk streams in the world.
Thames Water has pledged 2.5 million on protecting Chalfont St. Peter from future sewer flooding along with plans for preventing future incidents.
Disappointingly, the letter fails to announce any improvements in the short-term and, in fact reveals that it could take years to eliminate sewer flooding.
It's an old sewage system... there's about another 42 places in the country that could do with the same help.
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