article_snippet: West Sussex County Council refused to fix the cover, saying West Sussex County Council belonged to Southern Water.
article_snippet: But the council and utilities company claim the responsibility to fix the drain belongs to West Sussex County Council.
article_snippet: but I just feel that both sides, Southern Water and West Sussex County Council, knew what the problem was
article_snippet: Miss McGeown added Southern Water had taken more than two weeks to fix a different drain in the same road - and then told Miss McGeown it was West Sussex County Council.
article_snippet: West Sussex County Council then passed West Sussex County Council back to Southern Water, who passed West Sussex County Council back to West Sussex County Council.
article_snippet: A West Sussex County Council spokesman said: 'West Sussex County Council are just waiting on West Sussex County Council contractor to give West Sussex County Council a date to schedule when the repair work gets done.'
article_snippet: A spokesman for Southern Water said the cover was the responsibility of West Sussex County Council.
highlights_snippet: the council about the issue refused to repair cover, saying the council about the issue belonged to Southern Water .
  
highlights_snippet: But utilities company claim responsibility to fix drain belongs to council .
  