WORRIED dad Martin Williams fears his week-old daughter's health could be endangered as sewage seeps through drains and into his property.

Mr Williams is one of many residents plagued by foul water since the start of the year. The roads affected are Little Marlow Road, Wycombe Road, Maple Rise, Newtown Road and The Pound.

Thames Water has been sending tankers every day to deal with problems caused by months of flooding. Many people have bought pumps to stop water spilling into their homes.

Mr Williams, of Maple Rise, said: "There has been standing water in our garden and under our house since January. We have needed to contend with virtually continual effluent from the drain on our property because it cannot empty into the sewer."

Red Foxes Nursery, based at Foxes Piece School, has been been cut off from the main drainage for four weeks. A tanker has been visiting the group each day to empty their system.

Mr Williams added: "Every time we use our washing machine, dish washer or empty the bath the waste water just floods out. We are very concerned about stomach upsets and illnesses that could affect Megan."

Residents have been warned they could be pumping away effluent for another two months while the water table drops.

Thames Water says there are problems like this across the region following the wettest year on record.

Andrew Boyd, a spokesman for the company, said: "Most of the flooding is groundwater which we can't do much about. We have visited Mr Williams and there is maybe a small amount of sewage making its way into his property from another drain.

"I would imagine this will continue until the water level drops. We are dealing with huge amounts of water flooding into drains and sewers."

Parts of The Pound in Marlow are still under water with levels rising to the highest since the flooding began in November.