For the second time in a week, Longniddry Main Street has been flooded with raw sewage, leaving the village smelling "worse than some pub toilets".
A puddle of raw sewage stemming from a drain on Main Street started to spread across both lanes of the carriageway at about 3pm on Thursday afternoon, growing to be about 20 metres long.
This is the fourth time in two months that the forecourt of Longniddry Garage has been flooded with overflow from the drains, including raw sewage, but owner David Fairgrieve said that "this is the worst I have seen it".
He said: "It's horrible; for me to leave work now, I cannot go out without touching raw sewage.
"Its the worst it's smelt, you can physically smell it in the garage that strongly, it is actually disgusting. It smells worse than some of the pub toilets smell.
"And that's the school bus dropping the kids off at the bus stop opposite, so they're having to step in raw sewage."
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Mr Fairgrieve added that cars were causing "spraying up and across the road"; he was concerned for the health and wellbeing of residents.
Last week, the Courier reported that Scottish Water were informed of the issue and members of the sewer response team attended on the Friday afternoon to clear the choke.
At that time, a spokesperson said "there is no further investigative work scheduled" but advised residents to report any further flooding or issues with the drain.
The same issue also occurred on October 20 and November 16.
In recent weeks, a pamphlet was delivered to residents in the area informing them not to flush certain items down the toilet, including wetwipes.
Longniddry Community Council is working with Mr Fairgrieve and communicating with Scottish Water and “really want to see an urgent solution".
A Scottish Water spokesperson said: "We apologise to those affected by this sewer blockage.
"We have an operative from our sewer response team on the way to investigate the cause of the issue, the results of which will inform any further actions.
"A thorough clean-up of the area affected will also be carried out."
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has been approached for comment.
