HUMAN waste and toilet tissue are continuing to pour out of drains in a Bridge of Weir street, making life a misery for residents every time it rains.

For around 18 months, people living in Mimosa Road have been pleading for help to solve the problem.

Grim footage of filthy water running down the road was shared by residents last week after heavy rain battered the village.

Michael Porter, who lives in Mimosa Road with his wife and nine-year-old daughter, said some waste piled up just outside his house, while neighbours were having to wade through it to leave their homes.

He added: “Every time it rains, you hear the plugs gargling and then human waste just comes out of the drains down the street.

“There’s been some of it outside our house and it’s been happening for ages. We can smell it and the stench is rotten.

“We’ve brought this up so many times with Scottish Water and the council. We’re all so frustrated and just want to see it put to bed.”

Councillor James MacLaren, who represents the village, added: “I have repeatedly called on Scottish Water to fix these issues. I have asked them once again to come out and sort this mess and layout a timescale for when works will be carried out to implement a long-term solution.”

Scottish Water has taken full responsibility for the problem and hopes to make a permanent repair.

A spokesman said: “There is a collapsed section of wastewater pipe in the Mimosa Road area. We are temporarily over-pumping the damaged part of the sewer while we investigate planned permanent repair work and liaise with the owners of land where there is a significant knotweed issue.

“Surveys need to be carried out at the location, on private land, due to the knotweed issue and further site investigation will be required to find a permanent solution.”