RAW SEWAGE and sanitary products are flowing into a stream regularly played in by children.

Just over a year ago Alan Horten began noticing that wet wipes and other bathroom waste was collecting in a ditch outside his house on St Marys Road, Ascot.

On closer inspection he came to realise one of the houses on the road was discharging raw sewage.

A year after contacting the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council in June 2016 and Adam Afriyie MP, who sent out a contractor, little had been done to address the problem.

Until last week, when Mr Horten rang the Environmental Agency, which sent out a tanker to remove some of the waste and agreed to set up a CCTV camera to investigate the root cause of the waste.

"Accepting and dealing with the situation as a matter of urgency has not been forthcoming," said Mr Horten, a retired chartered surveyor frustrated with the lack of action.

"It will require an actual spreading of disease from the contaminated area before people spend more time explaining why it is not their departments problem.

"It is illegal to discharge raw sewage and contaminants into a surface water course.

"Building Inspectors have a duty of care to implement regulations. It would be prudent to put up a clear notice warning the public."

As much as the smell and look of the discharge is distasteful, Mr Horten's main concern is the final destination of the sewage.

"The more it rains, the more stuff gets washed down," the 68 year-old continued.

"It's getting washed in to South Ascot Brook. My wife used to play in there as a child. Our grandchildren play in it. Someone needs to take responsibility.

"It can't wait until there's an event, like cholera, before anything is done."

The Council has been contacted for comment.